CVE-2024-26812

vfio/pci: Create persistent INTx handler

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 5, 2024 at 08:24 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/pci: Create persistent INTx handler A vulnerability exists where the eventfd for INTx signaling can be deconfigured, which unregisters the IRQ handler but still allows eventfds to be signaled with a NULL context through the SET_IRQS ioctl or through unmask irqfd if the device interrupt is pending. Ideally this could be solved with some additional locking; the igate mutex serializes the ioctl and config space accesses, and the interrupt handler is unregistered relative to the trigger, but the irqfd path runs asynchronous to those. The igate mutex cannot be acquired from the atomic context of the eventfd wake function. Disabling the irqfd relative to the eventfd registration is potentially incompatible with existing userspace. As a result, the solution implemented here moves configuration of the INTx interrupt handler to track the lifetime of the INTx context object and irq_type configuration, rather than registration of a particular trigger eventfd. Synchronization is added between the ioctl path and eventfd_signal() wrapper such that the eventfd trigger can be dynamically updated relative to in-flight interrupts or irqfd callbacks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.6 ≤ v < 6.1.846.2 ≤ v < 6.6.246.7 ≤ v < 6.7.126.8 ≤ v < 6.8.33.689e1f7d4c66d85f42c3d52ea3866eb10cadf6153
Vendor states this is fixed in 0e09cf81959d9f12b75ad5c6dd53d237432ed034 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 18c198c96a815c962adc2b9b77909eec0be7df4d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 27d40bf72dd9a6600b76ad05859176ea9a1b4897 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4c089cefe30924fbe20dd1ee92774ea1f5eca834 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4cb0d7532126d23145329826c38054b4e9a05e7c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 69276a555c740acfbff13fb5769ee9c92e1c828e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7d29d4c72c1e196cce6969c98072a272d1a703b3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b18fa894d615c8527e15d96b76c7448800e13899 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.215 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.154 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.274 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.84 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e09cf81959d9f12b75ad5c6dd53d237432ed034
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18c198c96a815c962adc2b9b77909eec0be7df4d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27d40bf72dd9a6600b76ad05859176ea9a1b4897
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c089cefe30924fbe20dd1ee92774ea1f5eca834
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cb0d7532126d23145329826c38054b4e9a05e7c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69276a555c740acfbff13fb5769ee9c92e1c828e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d29d4c72c1e196cce6969c98072a272d1a703b3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18fa894d615c8527e15d96b76c7448800e13899

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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