Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-27409

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw-edma: HDMA: Add sync read before starting the DMA transfer in remote setup The Linked list element and pointer are not stored in the same memory as the HDMA controller register. If the doorbell register is toggled before the full write of the linked list a race condition error will occur. In remote setup we can only use a readl to the memory to assure the full write has occurred.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-27409: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e74c39573d35e9ac441090ff8183aa3dc2540649, 6.5, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.8

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27409?
CVE-2024-27409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-27409?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.