CVE-2024-40956

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.11-5.15.161, 5.16-6.1.95, 6.2-6.6.35, 6.7-6.9.6 - Use-After-Free in DMA Engine IRQ Work List Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list Use list_for_each_entry_safe() to allow iterating through the list and deleting the entry in the iteration process. The descriptor is freed via idxd_desc_complete() and there's a slight chance may cause issue for the list iterator when the descriptor is reused by another thread without it being deleted from the list.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.162linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.96linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.36linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.7linux
Linux/Linux < 5.11
Linux/Linux 16e19e11228ba660d9e322035635e7dcf160d5c2 - 1b08bf5a17c66ab7dbb628df5344da53c8e7ab33
Linux/Linux 16e19e11228ba660d9e322035635e7dcf160d5c2 - 83163667d881100a485b6c2daa30301b7f68d9b5
Linux/Linux 16e19e11228ba660d9e322035635e7dcf160d5c2 - a14968921486793f2a956086895c3793761309dd
Linux/Linux 16e19e11228ba660d9e322035635e7dcf160d5c2 - e3215deca4520773cd2b155bed164c12365149a7
Linux/Linux 16e19e11228ba660d9e322035635e7dcf160d5c2 - faa35db78b058a2ab6e074ee283f69fa398c36a8
... and 8 more
Published Jul 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026