CVE-2024-57897: Linux kernel · drm/amdkfd: Correct the migration DMA map direction
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:59 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 15 Jan 2025
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 for this vulnerability is available in the Linux kernel. Users should update to a kernel version that includes the corrected DMA map direction in the drm/amdkfd component. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official kernel update.
Description
CVE-2024-57897 addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/amdkfd component related to incorrect DMA map direction during migration. The issue caused warnings from the DMA core due to mismatched DMA map and unmap directions. The fix sets the DMA map direction to BIDIRECTIONAL to align with the unmap setting, ensuring proper synchronization during migration operations.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57897 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/22d36ad92e5703e2e9bdf228990c0999d5d53ea3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/465b18e1c518e799593797d4603f4ab76de4e1d8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c3de6b02d38eb9386edf50490e050bb44398e40 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0fafe701c6aca785cc8685f9f76fdc73e662f47 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/de39f72953953ca7a2630f9b80ccdfef40568746 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)