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CVE-2024-49991: Linux kernel · drm/amdkfd: amdkfd_free_gtt_mem clear the correct pointer

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:45 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel. Users and administrators should apply the official kernel updates that include this patch to remediate the issue. Since this is a kernel-level vulnerability, updating to the fixed kernel version is the recommended mitigation.

Description

CVE-2024-49991 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/amdkfd component. The flaw occurs because the pointer passed to amdgpu_bo_unref is not the original pointer, causing the original pointer to remain uncleared and potentially leading to use-after-free conditions. This vulnerability has been resolved by ensuring the correct pointer is cleared.

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