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.
EPSS: 0.002 (16.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux — versions e74c39573d35e9ac441090ff8183aa3dc2540649, 6.5, 0
- Linux 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.