Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-40986

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: xilinx: xdma: Fix data synchronisation in xdma_channel_isr() Requests the vchan lock before using xdma->stop_request.

Published · last modified .

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 (13.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.8% 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-2024-40986: 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 6.8.9, 6a40fb8245965b481b4dcce011cd63f20bf91ee0, 6.9
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.9, 6.10

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40986?
CVE-2024-40986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40986?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.