CVE-2024-44979

drm/xe: Fix missing workqueue destroy in xe_gt_pagefault

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2024 at 07:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix missing workqueue destroy in xe_gt_pagefault On driver reload we never free up the memory for the pagefault and access counter workqueues. Add those destroy calls here. (cherry picked from commit 7586fc52b14e0b8edd0d1f8a434e0de2078b7b2b)

Affected

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

6.8 ≤ v < 6.10.76.8 ≤ v < 6.116.11 rc16.11 rc26.11 rc36.11 rc4dd08ebf6c3525a7ea2186e636df064ea47281987
Vendor states this is fixed in a6f78359ac75f24cac3c1bdd753c49c1877bcd82 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b09ef3b762a7fc641fb2f89afd3ebdb65b8ba1b9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f78359ac75f24cac3c1bdd753c49c1877bcd82
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b09ef3b762a7fc641fb2f89afd3ebdb65b8ba1b9

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401

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