CVE-2024-40976
MediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/lima: mask irqs in timeout path before hard reset There is a race condition in which a rendering job might take just long enough to trigger the drm sched job timeout handler but also still complete before the hard reset is done by the timeout handler. This runs into race conditions not expected by the timeout handler. In some very specific cases it currently may result in a refcount imbalance on lima_pm_idle, with a stack dump such as: [10136.669170] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_devfreq.c:205 lima_devfreq_record_idle+0xa0/0xb0 ... [10136.669459] pc : lima_devfreq_record_idle+0xa0/0xb0 ... [10136.669628] Call trace: [10136.669634] lima_devfreq_record_idle+0xa0/0xb0 [10136.669646] lima_sched_pipe_task_done+0x5c/0xb0 [10136.669656] lima_gp_irq_handler+0xa8/0x120 [10136.669666] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x48/0x160 [10136.669679] handle_irq_event+0x4c/0xc0 We can prevent that race condition entirely by masking the irqs at the beginning of the timeout handler, at which point we give up on waiting for that job entirely. The irqs will be enabled again at the next hard reset which is already done as a recovery by the timeout handler.
CVSS 3.1 score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type
CWE-362CVE-2024-40976 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-2024-40976 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03e7b2f7ae4c0ae5fb8e4e2454ba4008877f196a
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58bfd311c93d66d8282bf21ebbf35cc3bb8ad9db
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70aa1f2dec46b6fdb5f6b9f37b6bfa4a4dee0d3a
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2024-40976?
CVE-2024-40976 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2024-40976 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40976?
CVE-2024-40976 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40976?
No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-40976. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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Is CVE-2024-40976 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2024-40976 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
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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 →