CVE-2024-26719 nouveau: offload fence uevents work to workqueue
A deadlock in the Linux kernel nouveau driver can cause a denial of service by blocking system resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-26719?
CVE-2024-26719 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nouveau: offload fence uevents work to workqueue
This should break the deadlock between the fctx lock and the irq lock.
This offloads the processing off the work from the irq into a workqueue.
Weakness: CWE-667
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26719?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26719?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-26719 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26719 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-56364, BELL-CVE-2024-26719, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26719, GHSA-wh9w-6vgj-372j, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-26719, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-26719 and 2 more.