# CVE-2024-48876: stackdepot: fix stack_depot_save_flags() in NMI context

> A race condition in the Linux kernel stackdepot module can cause a deadlock when handling NMIs, leading to a denial of service.

- **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:** 11 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-48876, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48876, GHSA-872r-39gx-cvpq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48876

## What is CVE-2024-48876?

CVE-2024-48876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jan 2025. 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:

stackdepot: fix stack_depot_save_flags() in NMI context

Per documentation, stack_depot_save_flags() was meant to be usable from
NMI context if STACK_DEPOT_FLAG_CAN_ALLOC is unset.  However, it still
would try to take the pool_lock in an attempt to save a stack trace in the
current pool (if space is available).

This could result in deadlock if an NMI is handled while pool_lock is
already held.  To avoid deadlock, only try to take the lock in NMI context
and give up if unsuccessful.

The documentation is fixed to clearly convey this.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48876?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-48876?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-48876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2024-48876 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-48876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 11 Jan 2025. 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-2024-48876 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-2024-48876/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48876/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48876
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48876
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-48876

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48876/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.