CVE-2024-40986 dmaengine: xilinx: xdma: Fix data synchronisation in xdma_channel_isr()
A race condition in the Xilinx XDMA driver's interrupt handler can lead to data synchronization issues, potentially causing system instability or denial of service.
- 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-2024-40986?
CVE-2024-40986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Jul 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:
dmaengine: xilinx: xdma: Fix data synchronisation in xdma_channel_isr()
Requests the vchan lock before using xdma->stop_request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40986?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-40986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-40986, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40986, GHSA-57j7-86p9-cch7, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40986.