# CVE-2024-53232: iommu/s390: Implement blocking domain

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's s390 IOMMU driver allows a local attacker to cause a system crash during PCI device hot-unplugging.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-53232, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53232, GHSA-c86m-78v8-4hvw, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53232

## What is CVE-2024-53232?

CVE-2024-53232 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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:

iommu/s390: Implement blocking domain

This fixes a crash when surprise hot-unplugging a PCI device. This crash
happens because during hot-unplug __iommu_group_set_domain_nofail()
attaching the default domain fails when the platform no longer
recognizes the device as it has already been removed and we end up with
a NULL domain pointer and UAF. This is exactly the case referred to in
the second comment in __iommu_device_set_domain() and just as stated
there if we can instead attach the blocking domain the UAF is prevented
as this can handle the already removed device. Implement the blocking
domain to use this handling.  With this change, the crash is fixed but
we still hit a warning attempting to change DMA ownership on a blocked
device.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference), CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53232?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53232?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53232 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53232 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-2024-53232 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53232 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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-2024-53232 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-2024-53232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53232/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53232

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