CVE-2024-56538: Linux kernel · drm: zynqmp_kms: Unplug DRM device before removal
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 14:32 UTC
Sources agree
| CNA (Linux) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Dec 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to unplug the DRM device before removal, preventing use-after-free conditions. Users should update to the latest kernel versions containing this fix.
Description
CVE-2024-56538 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm subsystem, specifically in the zynqmp_kms driver. The flaw involves not unplugging the DRM device before its removal, which could allow userspace to access freed memory. The issue has been resolved by ensuring the device is unplugged prior to removal, causing further userspace accesses to fail safely.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c8ca1da81e5a9787284eb84c0c6ae927f063c15 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a17b9afe58c474657449cf87e238b1788200576b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fb97432e28a7e136b2d76135d50e988ada8e1af (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/692f52aedccbf79b212a1e14e3735192b4c24a7d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e07c88914fc5289c21820b1aa94f058feb38197 (opens in a new tab)