CVE-2024-45007 char: xillybus: Don't destroy workqueue from work item running on it

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A race condition in the xillybus driver allows destroying a workqueue from within its own work item, potentially causing a kernel crash.

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-2024-45007?

CVE-2024-45007 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Sep 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:

char: xillybus: Don't destroy workqueue from work item running on it

Triggered by a kref decrement, destroy_workqueue() may be called from within a work item for destroying its own workqueue. This illegal situation is averted by adding a module-global workqueue for exclusive use of the offending work item. Other work items continue to be queued on per-device workqueues to ensure performance.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45007?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45007?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-45007 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-45007, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45007, GHSA-7h55-66vh-33gg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45007.

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