Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-44994
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu: Restore lost return in iommu_report_device_fault() When iommu_report_device_fault gets called with a partial fault it is supposed to collect the fault into the group and then return. Instead the return was accidently deleted which results in trying to process the fault and an eventual crash. Deleting the return was a typo, put it back.
EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 3dfa64aecbafc288216b2790438d395add192c30, 6.9, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-44994?
- CVE-2024-44994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2024-44994?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.