CVE-2024-40924

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-07-12

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\ndrm/i915/dpt: Make DPT object unshrinkable\nIn some scenarios, the DPT object gets shrunk but\nthe actual framebuffer did not and thus its still\nthere on the DPT's vm->bound_list. Then it tries to\nrewrite the PTEs via a stale CPU mapping. This causes panic.\n[vsyrjala: Add TODO comment]\n(cherry picked from commit 51064d471c53dcc8eddd2333c3f1c1d9131ba36c)

See more information about CVE-2024-40924 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.4	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-8856	2024-11-05
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-9315	2024-11-14