# CVE-2024-26847: powerpc/rtas: use correct function name for resetting TCE tables

> A kernel bug causes a null pointer dereference during RTAS function lookups, potentially leading to a system crash when specific tracing or lockdep features are enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26847, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26847, GHSA-wmwr-w663-h5f9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26847

## What is CVE-2024-26847?

CVE-2024-26847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 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:

powerpc/rtas: use correct function name for resetting TCE tables

The PAPR spec spells the function name as

  "ibm,reset-pe-dma-windows"

but in practice firmware uses the singular form:

  "ibm,reset-pe-dma-window"

in the device tree. Since we have the wrong spelling in the RTAS
function table, reverse lookups (token -> name) fail and warn:

  unexpected failed lookup for token 86
  WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 545 at arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c:659 __do_enter_rtas_trace+0x2a4/0x2b4
  CPU: 1 PID: 545 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.8.0-rc4 #30
  Hardware name: IBM,9105-22A POWER10 (raw) 0x800200 0xf000006 of:IBM,FW1060.00 (NL1060_028) hv:phyp pSeries
  NIP [c0000000000417f0] __do_enter_rtas_trace+0x2a4/0x2b4
  LR [c0000000000417ec] __do_enter_rtas_trace+0x2a0/0x2b4
  Call Trace:
   __do_enter_rtas_trace+0x2a0/0x2b4 (unreliable)
   rtas_call+0x1f8/0x3e0
   enable_ddw.constprop.0+0x4d0/0xc84
   dma_iommu_dma_supported+0xe8/0x24c
   dma_set_mask+0x5c/0xd8
   mlx5_pci_init.constprop.0+0xf0/0x46c [mlx5_core]
   probe_one+0xfc/0x32c [mlx5_core]
   local_pci_probe+0x68/0x12c
   pci_call_probe+0x68/0x1ec
   pci_device_probe+0xbc/0x1a8
   really_probe+0x104/0x570
   __driver_probe_device+0xb8/0x224
   driver_probe_device+0x54/0x130
   __driver_attach+0x158/0x2b0
   bus_for_each_dev+0xa8/0x120
   driver_attach+0x34/0x48
   bus_add_driver+0x174/0x304
   driver_register+0x8c/0x1c4
   __pci_register_driver+0x68/0x7c
   mlx5_init+0xb8/0x118 [mlx5_core]
   do_one_initcall+0x60/0x388
   do_init_module+0x7c/0x2a4
   init_module_from_file+0xb4/0x108
   idempotent_init_module+0x184/0x34c
   sys_finit_module+0x90/0x114

And oopses are possible when lockdep is enabled or the RTAS
tracepoints are active, since those paths dereference the result of
the lookup.

Use the correct spelling to match firmware's behavior, adjusting the
related constants to match.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26847?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26847?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26847 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26847 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26847/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26847/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26847
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26847
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26847

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