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🛡️ CVE-2024-49935 — kernel

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
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Description

ACPI: PAD: fix crash in exit_round_robin()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: PAD: fix crash in exit_round_robin()

The kernel occasionally crashes in cpumask_clear_cpu(), which is called

within exit_round_robin(), because when executing clear_bit(nr, addr) with

nr set to 0xffffffff, the address calculation may cause misalignment within

the memory, leading to access to an invalid memory address.

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BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffe0740618

...

CPU: 3 PID: 2919323 Comm: acpi_pad/14 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE X --------- - - 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 #1

...

RIP: 0010:power_saving_thread+0x313/0x411 [acpi_pad]

Code: 89 cd 48 89 d3 eb d1 48 c7 c7 55 70 72 c0 e8 64 86 b0 e4 c6 05 0d a1 02 00 01 e9 bc fd ff ff 45 89 e4 42 8b 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 <f0> 48 0f b3 05 f4 9c 01 00 42 c7 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 ff ff ff ff 31

RSP: 0018:ff72a5d51fa77ec8 EFLAGS: 00010202

RAX: 00000000ffffffff RBX: ff462981e5d8cb80 RCX: 0000000000000000

RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: 0000000000000246

RBP: ff46297556959d80 R08: 0000000000000382 R09: ff46297c8d0f38d8

R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 000000000000000e

R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffffffffffff R15: 000000000000000e

FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff46297a800c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000

CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033

CR2: ffffffffe0740618 CR3: 0000007e20410004 CR4: 0000000000771ee0

DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000

DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400

PKRU: 55555554

Call Trace:

? acpi_pad_add+0x120/0x120 [acpi_pad]

kthread+0x10b/0x130

? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50

ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40

...

CR2: ffffffffe0740618

crash> dis -lr ffffffffc0726923

...

/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 114

0xffffffffc0726918 <power_saving_thread+776>: mov %r12d,%r12d

/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 325

0xffffffffc072691b <power_saving_thread+779>: mov -0x3f8d7de0(,%r12,4),%eax

/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: 80

0xffffffffc0726923 <power_saving_thread+787>: lock btr %rax,0x19cf4(%rip) # 0xffffffffc0740620 <pad_busy_cpus_bits>

crash> px tsk_in_cpu[14]

$66 = 0xffffffff

crash> px 0xffffffffc072692c+0x19cf4

$99 = 0xffffffffc0740620

crash> sym 0xffffffffc0740620

ffffffffc0740620 (b) pad_busy_cpus_bits [acpi_pad]

crash> px pad_busy_cpus_bits[0]

$42 = 0xfffc0

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To fix this, ensure that tsk_in_cpu[tsk_index] != -1 before calling

cpumask_clear_cpu() in exit_round_robin(), just as it is done in

round_robin_cpu().

[ rjw: Subject edit, avoid updates to the same value ]

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2024-49935 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.11.0 up to 6.11.3)
  • linux-kernel (from 6.11 up to 6.11.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 21 October 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

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CVE-2024-49935 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-10-21
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.11.0 6.11.3
linux-kernel 6.11 6.11.3

References

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