CVE-2024-40988: Linux kernel · drm/radeon: fix UBSAN warning in kv_dpm.c
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 02:41 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Jul 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been applied to the Linux kernel to add the missing bounds check. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this fix.
Description
CVE-2024-40988 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/radeon driver. It addresses a Undefined Behavior Sanitizer (UBSAN) warning by adding a bounds check for sumo_vid_mapping_entry in kv_dpm.c. The vulnerability does not affect confidentiality or integrity but impacts availability.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40988 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/07e8f15fa16695cf4c90e89854e59af4a760055b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/468a50fd46a09bba7ba18a11054ae64b6479ecdc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e57611182a817824a17b1c3dd300ee74a174b42 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a498df5421fd737d11bfd152428ba6b1c8538321 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8c6df9fe5bc390645d1e96eff14ffe414951aad (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf1cc8fcfe517e108794fb711f7faabfca0dc855 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f803532bc3825384100dfc58873e035d77248447 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/febe794b83693257f21a23d2e03ea695a62449c8 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)