CVE-2024-56542: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the second time (followed by a modprobe -r amdgpu) causes a call trace like: [ 845.212163] Memory manager not clean during takedown. [ 845.212170] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 2481 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c:999 drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212177] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE-) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amd_sched(OE) drm_exec drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper i2c_algo_bit amdttm(OE) amdkcl(OE) cec rc_core sunrpc qrtr intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi edac_mce_amd snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec snd_usbmidi_lib kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_ump mc snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul snd_rawmidi polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 snd_seq aesni_intel crypto_simd snd_seq_device cryptd snd_timer mfd_aaeon asus_nb_wmi eeepc_wmi joydev asus_wmi snd ledtrig_audio sparse_keymap ccp wmi_bmof input_leds k10temp i2c_piix4 platform_profile rapl soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_

Description from the National Vulnerability Database, published by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

What it means for a small business

Linux is on the computers, phones or browsers your team uses every day. Turn on automatic updates and restart: most of these fixes only take effect after a restart.

How likely is an attack? The Exploit Prediction Scoring System, run by FIRST (the global association of security response teams), puts the odds of this one being exploited in the next 30 days at 0.21%, higher than 11% of CVEs. That’s low, but low isn’t zero, and the odds jump the day someone publishes an exploit. Scored October 29, 2026, updated daily.

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Sources

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