# CVE-2024-36884: iommu/arm-smmu: Use the correct type in nvidia_smmu_context_fault()

> A type mismatch in the NVIDIA SMMU driver causes a kernel NULL pointer dereference, leading to a system crash.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 May 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-36884, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36884, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36884

## What is CVE-2024-36884?

CVE-2024-36884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 May 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:

iommu/arm-smmu: Use the correct type in nvidia_smmu_context_fault()

This was missed because of the function pointer indirection.

nvidia_smmu_context_fault() is also installed as a irq function, and the
'void *' was changed to a struct arm_smmu_domain. Since the iommu_domain
is embedded at a non-zero offset this causes nvidia_smmu_context_fault()
to miscompute the offset. Fixup the types.

  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000120
  Mem abort info:
    ESR = 0x0000000096000004
    EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
    SET = 0, FnV = 0
    EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
    FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
  Data abort info:
    ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
    CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
    GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
  user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000107c9f000
  [0000000000000120] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
  Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP
  Modules linked in:
  CPU: 1 PID: 47 Comm: kworker/u25:0 Not tainted 6.9.0-0.rc7.58.eln136.aarch64 #1
  Hardware name: Unknown NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX/NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX, BIOS 3.1-32827747 03/19/2023
  Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func
  pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
  pc : nvidia_smmu_context_fault+0x1c/0x158
  lr : __free_irq+0x1d4/0x2e8
  sp : ffff80008044b6f0
  x29: ffff80008044b6f0 x28: ffff000080a60b18 x27: ffffd32b5172e970
  x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff0000802f5aac x24: ffff0000802f5a30
  x23: ffff0000802f5b60 x22: 0000000000000057 x21: 0000000000000000
  x20: ffff0000802f5a00 x19: ffff000087d4cd80 x18: ffffffffffffffff
  x17: 6234362066666666 x16: 6630303078302d30 x15: ffff00008156d888
  x14: 0000000000000000 x13: ffff0000801db910 x12: ffff00008156d6d0
  x11: 0000000000000003 x10: ffff0000801db918 x9 : ffffd32b50f94d9c
  x8 : 1fffe0001032fda1 x7 : ffff00008197ed00 x6 : 000000000000000f
  x5 : 000000000000010e x4 : 000000000000010e x3 : 0000000000000000
  x2 : ffffd32b51720cd8 x1 : ffff000087e6f700 x0 : 0000000000000057
  Call trace:
   nvidia_smmu_context_fault+0x1c/0x158
   __free_irq+0x1d4/0x2e8
   free_irq+0x3c/0x80
   devm_free_irq+0x64/0xa8
   arm_smmu_domain_free+0xc4/0x158
   iommu_domain_free+0x44/0xa0
   iommu_deinit_device+0xd0/0xf8
   __iommu_group_remove_device+0xcc/0xe0
   iommu_bus_notifier+0x64/0xa8
   notifier_call_chain+0x78/0x148
   blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x4c/0x90
   bus_notify+0x44/0x70
   device_del+0x264/0x3e8
   pci_remove_bus_device+0x84/0x120
   pci_remove_root_bus+0x5c/0xc0
   dw_pcie_host_deinit+0x38/0xe0
   tegra_pcie_config_rp+0xc0/0x1f0
   tegra_pcie_dw_probe+0x34c/0x700
   platform_probe+0x70/0xe8
   really_probe+0xc8/0x3a0
   __driver_probe_device+0x84/0x160
   driver_probe_device+0x44/0x130
   __device_attach_driver+0xc4/0x170
   bus_for_each_drv+0x90/0x100
   __device_attach+0xa8/0x1c8
   device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x30
   bus_probe_device+0xb0/0xc0
   deferred_probe_work_func+0xbc/0x120
   process_one_work+0x194/0x490
   worker_thread+0x284/0x3b0
   kthread+0xf4/0x108
   ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
  Code: a9b97bfd 910003fd a9025bf5 f85a0035 (b94122a1)

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36884?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-36884?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-36884 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-36884 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-36884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 May 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-2024-36884 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-2024-36884/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36884/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36884
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36884
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-36884

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