CVE-2024-49927 — Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 21
Latest updateMar 27
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/ioapic: Handle allocation failures gracefully
Breno observed panics when using failslab under certain conditions during
runtime:
can not alloc irq_pin_list (-1,0,20)
Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC: failed to add irq-pin. Can not proceed
panic+0x4e9/0x590
mp_irqdomain_alloc+0x9ab/0xa80
irq_domain_alloc_irqs_locked+0x25d/0x8d0
__irq_domain_alloc_irqs+0x80/0x110
mp_map_pin_to_irq+0x645/0x890
acpi_register_gsi_ioapic+0x…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6