What is CVE-2024-27408?

CVE-2024-27408 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2024-27408 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27408?

CVE-2024-27408 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-27408?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-27408. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-27408 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-27408 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2024-27408

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw-edma: eDMA: 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 eDMA 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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-17

Last modified 2025-09-18

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2024-27408 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-27408 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcc1c83f343e580c3aa1f2a8593343bf7b55bba
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d24fe6d5a1cfdddb7a9ef56736ec501c4d0a5fd3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f396b4df27cfe01a99f4b41f584c49e56477be3a
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-27408

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-17

Modified 2025-09-18

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27408?

CVE-2024-27408 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2024-27408 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27408?

CVE-2024-27408 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-27408?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-27408. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-27408 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-27408 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →