# CVE-2024-46824: iommufd: Require drivers to supply the cache_invalidate_user ops

> A missing check in the Linux kernel iommufd subsystem allows a local attacker to trigger a kernel crash via a null pointer dereference.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 27 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-46824, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46824, GHSA-qvjg-2vf7-962x, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46824

## What is CVE-2024-46824?

CVE-2024-46824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 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:

iommufd: Require drivers to supply the cache_invalidate_user ops

If drivers don't do this then iommufd will oops invalidation ioctls with
something like:

  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
  Mem abort info:
    ESR = 0x0000000086000004
    EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
    SET = 0, FnV = 0
    EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
    FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
  user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000101059000
  [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
  Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
  Modules linked in:
  CPU: 2 PID: 371 Comm: qemu-system-aar Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-gde77230ac23a #9
  Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
  pstate: 81400809 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=-c)
  pc : 0x0
  lr : iommufd_hwpt_invalidate+0xa4/0x204
  sp : ffff800080f3bcc0
  x29: ffff800080f3bcf0 x28: ffff0000c369b300 x27: 0000000000000000
  x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000
  x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 00000000c1e334a0 x21: ffff0000c1e334a0
  x20: ffff800080f3bd38 x19: ffff800080f3bd58 x18: 0000000000000000
  x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000ffff8240d6d8
  x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
  x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
  x8 : 0000001000000002 x7 : 0000fffeac1ec950 x6 : 0000000000000000
  x5 : ffff800080f3bd78 x4 : 0000000000000003 x3 : 0000000000000002
  x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff800080f3bcc8 x0 : ffff0000c6034d80
  Call trace:
   0x0
   iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x154/0x274
   __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0xf0
   invoke_syscall+0x48/0x110
   el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0
   do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28
   el0_svc+0x34/0xb4
   el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x12c
   el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

All existing drivers implement this op for nesting, this is mostly a
bisection aid.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46824?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46824?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-46824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-46824 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Sep 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-2024-46824 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-2024-46824/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46824/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46824
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46824
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46824

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46824/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.