CVE-2024-26691
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.6.18 - Improper Locking
Title source: ruleDescription
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
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-667
Status
published
Affected Products (7)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.6.18
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel
< 6.6.18linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.7.6linux
Timeline
Published
Apr 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026