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CVE-2024-40956

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-07-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2024-40956
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.27%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list Use list_for_each_entry_safe() to allow iterating through the list and deleting the entry in the iteration process. The descriptor is freed via idxd_desc_complete() and there's a slight chance may cause issue for the list iterator when the descriptor is reused by another thread without it being deleted from the list.

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