CVE-2024-45007 char: xillybus: Don't destroy workqueue from work item running on it
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-45007, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45007, GHSA-7h55-66vh-33gg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45007.