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CVE-2024-35927

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.6.27 / 6.8.6 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: Check output polling initialized before disabling In drm_kms_helper_poll_disable() check if output polling support is initialized before disabling polling. If not flag this as a warning. Additionally in drm_mode_config_helper_suspend() and drm_mode_config_helper_resume() calls, that re the callers of these functions, avoid invoking them if polling is not initialized. For drivers like hyperv-drm, that do not initialize connector polling, if suspend is called without this check, it leads to suspend failure with following stack [ 770.719392] Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.001 seconds) done. [ 770.720592] printk: Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug) [ 770.948823] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 770.948824] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 17197 at kernel/workqueue.c:3162 __flush_work.isra.0+0x212/0x230 [ 770.948831] Modules linked in: rfkill nft_counter xt_conntrack xt_owner udf nft_compat crc_itu_t nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables nfnetlink vfat fat mlx5_ib ib_uverbs ib_core mlx5_core intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common kvm_amd ccp mlxfw kvm psample hyperv_drm tls drm_shmem_helper drm_kms_helper irqbypass pcspkr syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt hv_balloon hv_utils joydev drm fuse xfs libcrc32c pci_hyperv pci_hyperv_intf sr_mod sd_mod cdrom t10_pi sg hv_storvsc scsi_transport_fc hv_netvsc serio_raw hyperv_keyboard hid_hyperv crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel hv_vmbus ghash_clmulni_intel dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [ 770.948863] CPU: 1 PID: 17197 Comm: systemd-sleep Not tainted 5.14.0-362.2.1.el9_3.x86_64 #1 [ 770.948865] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.1 05/09/2022 [ 770.948866] RIP: 0010:__flush_work.isra.0+0x212/0x230 [ 770.948869] Code: 8b 4d 00 4c 8b 45 08 89 ca 48 c1 e9 04 83 e2 08 83 e1 0f 83 ca 02 89 c8 48 0f ba 6d 00 03 e9 25 ff ff ff 0f 0b e9 4e ff ff ff <0f> 0b 45 31 ed e9 44 ff ff ff e8 8f 89 b2 00 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 [ 770.948870] RSP: 0018:ffffaf4ac213fb10 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 770.948871] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff8c992857 [ 770.948872] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff9aad82b00330 [ 770.948873] RBP: ffff9aad82b00330 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff9aad87ee3d10 [ 770.948874] R10: 0000000000000200 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff9aad82b00330 [ 770.948874] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000001 [ 770.948875] FS: 00007ff1b2f6bb40(0000) GS:ffff9aaf37d00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 770.948878] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 770.948878] CR2: 0000555f345cb666 CR3: 00000001462dc005 CR4: 0000000000370ee0 [ 770.948879] Call Trace: [ 770.948880] <TASK> [ 770.948881] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [ 770.948884] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [ 770.948886] ? __cancel_work_timer+0x103/0x190 [ 770.948887] ? __flush_work.isra.0+0x212/0x230 [ 770.948889] ? __warn+0x81/0x110 [ 770.948891] ? __flush_work.isra.0+0x212/0x230 [ 770.948892] ? report_bug+0x10a/0x140 [ 770.948895] ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70 [ 770.948898] ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70 [ 770.948899] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ 770.948903] ? __flush_work.isra.0+0x212/0x230 [ 770.948905] __cancel_work_timer+0x103/0x190 [ 770.948907] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xa/0x30 [ 770.948910] drm_kms_helper_poll_disable+0x1e/0x40 [drm_kms_helper] [ 770.948923] drm_mode_config_helper_suspend+0x1c/0x80 [drm_kms_helper] [ 770.948933] ? __pfx_vmbus_suspend+0x10/0x10 [hv_vmbus] [ 770.948942] hyperv_vmbus_suspend+0x17/0x40 [hyperv_drm] [ 770.948944] ? __pfx_vmbus_suspend+0x10/0x10 [hv_vmbus] [ 770.948951] dpm_run_callback+0x4c/0x140 [ 770.948954] __device_suspend_noir ---truncated---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 6.3, < 6.6.27>= 6.7, < 6.8.6

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.6.27 / 6.8.6 or later
Fixed in 6.6.276.8.6
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel >= 6.6.27 (for 6.6.x branch) or >= 6.8.6 (for 6.7.x/6.8.x branch)

  1. Identify the currently running kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. For RHEL/CentOS systems: run `yum update kernel` or `dnf upgrade kernel` to install the latest stable kernel
  3. For Debian/Ubuntu systems: run `apt-get update && apt-get upgrade` or `apt-get dist-upgrade`
  4. For other distributions: update to a kernel version >= 6.6.27 (if using 6.6.x branch) or >= 6.8.6 (if using 6.7.x or 6.8.x branch)
  5. Reboot the system to load the fixed kernel: `systemctl reboot`
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require system reboot and could introduce compatibility changes with custom modules or drivers; ensure backups and test in staging if possible

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