CVE-2024-26691

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.6.18, 6.7.0-6.7.6 - Circular Locking Dependency in KVM ARM64

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Fix circular locking dependency The rule inside kvm enforces that the vcpu->mutex is taken *inside* kvm->lock. The rule is violated by the pkvm_create_hyp_vm() which acquires the kvm->lock while already holding the vcpu->mutex lock from kvm_vcpu_ioctl(). Avoid the circular locking dependency altogether by protecting the hyp vm handle with the config_lock, much like we already do for other forms of VM-scoped data.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 8.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-667
Status published
Products (12)
linux/Kernel 3.11.0 - 6.6.18linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.7.6linux
Linux/Linux < 3.11
Linux/Linux 3.11
Linux/Linux 6.6.18 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.7.6 - 6.7.*
Linux/Linux 6.8
Linux/Linux 6211753fdfd05af9e08f54c8d0ba3ee516034878 - 10c02aad111df02088d1a81792a709f6a7eca6cc
Linux/Linux 6211753fdfd05af9e08f54c8d0ba3ee516034878 - 3ab1c40a1e915e350d9181a4603af393141970cc
Linux/Linux 6211753fdfd05af9e08f54c8d0ba3ee516034878 - 3d16cebf01127f459dcfeb79ed77bd68b124c228
... and 2 more
Published Apr 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026