CVE-2024-40924

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-07-12
Impact:	Low	What is this?

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)

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

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	4.4
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
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