🛡️ CVE-2024-55916 on Ubuntu — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

N/A

CVSS Score

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Drivers: hv: util: Avoid accessing a ringbuffer not initialized yet If the KVP (or VSS) daemon starts before the VMBus channel's ringbuffer is fully initialized, we can hit the panic below: hv_utils: Registering HyperV Utility Driver hv_vmbus: registering driver hv_utils ... BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 CPU: 44 UID: 0 PID: 2552 Comm: hv_kvp_daemon Tainted: G E 6.11.0-rc3+ #1 RIP: 0010:hv_pkt_iter_first+0x12/0xd0 Call Trace: ... vmbus_recvpacket hv_kvp_onchannelcallback vmbus_on_event tasklet_action_common tasklet_action handle_softirqs irq_exit_rcu sysvec_hyperv_stimer0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_sysvec_hyperv_stimer0 ... kvp_register_done hvt_op_read vfs_read ksys_read __x64_sys_read This can happen because the KVP/VSS channel callback can be invoked even before the channel is fully opened: 1) as soon as hv_kvp_init() -> hvutil_transport_init() creates /dev/vmbus/hv_kvp, the kvp daemon can open the device file immediately and register itself to the driver by writing a message KVP_OP_REGISTER1 to the file (which is handled by kvp_on_msg() ->kvp_handle_handshake()) and reading the file for the driver's response, which is handled by hvt_op_read(), which calls hvt->on_read(), i.e. kvp_register_done(). 2) the problem with kvp_register_done() is that it can cause the channel callback to be called even before the channel is fully opened, and when the channel callback is starting to run, util_probe()-> vmbus_open() may have not initialized the ringbuffer yet, so the callback can hit the panic of NULL pointer dereference. To reproduce the panic consistently, we can add a "ssleep(10)" for KVP in __vmbus_open(), just before the first hv_ringbuffer_init(), and then we unload and reload the driver hv_utils, and run the daemon manually within the 10 seconds. Fix the panic by reordering the steps in util_probe() so the char dev entry used by the KVP or VSS daemon is not created until after vmbus_open() has completed. This reordering prevents the race condition from happening.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-55916 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.8.0-60.63; earlier versions remain affected.

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

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55916 is recorded against 135 packages.

linux (fixed in 6.8.0-60.63)
linux-allwinner-5.19
linux-aws (fixed in 6.8.0-1029.31)
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1)
linux-aws-5.19
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1)
linux-aws-5.8
linux-aws-6.2
linux-aws-6.5
linux-aws-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1029.31~22.04.1)
linux-aws-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87+fips1)
linux-aws-hwe
linux-azure (fixed in 6.8.0-1029.34)
linux-azure-4.15
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1)
linux-azure-5.19
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1147.154~18.04.1)

Show the remaining 111 packages

linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1)
linux-azure-6.2
linux-azure-6.5
linux-azure-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1029.34~22.04.1)
linux-azure-edge
linux-azure-fde
linux-azure-fde-5.19
linux-azure-fde-6.2
linux-azure-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1083.92+fips1)
linux-azure-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1016.17)
linux-bluefield
linux-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1)
linux-gcp (fixed in 6.8.0-1030.32)
linux-gcp-4.15
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.19
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1145.154~18.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gcp-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1)
linux-gcp-6.2
linux-gcp-6.5
linux-gcp-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1030.32~22.04.1)
linux-gcp-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1079.88+fips1)
linux-gke (fixed in 6.8.0-1025.29)
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop (fixed in 6.8.0-1012.14)
linux-gkeop-5.15
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.19
linux-hwe-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-211.231~18.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1)
linux-hwe-6.2
linux-hwe-6.5
linux-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-60.63~22.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
linux-ibm (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.26)
linux-ibm-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1)
linux-ibm-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1090.95~18.04.1)
linux-ibm-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.26~22.04.1)
linux-intel-5.13
linux-intel-iot-realtime (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.75)
linux-intel-iotg (fixed in 5.15.0-1075.81)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1)
linux-iot (fixed in 5.4.0-1048.51)
linux-kvm (fixed in 5.15.0-1076.81)
linux-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-60.63.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-60.63.1~22.04.1)
linux-lts-xenial
linux-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.31)
linux-nvidia-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1007.7)
linux-nvidia-6.2
linux-nvidia-6.5
linux-nvidia-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.31~22.04.1)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.31.1)
linux-nvidia-tegra (fixed in 6.8.0-1008.8)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (fixed in 5.15.0-1021.21)
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.17
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oem-6.0
linux-oem-6.1
linux-oem-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1017.17)
linux-oem-6.5
linux-oem-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.28)
linux-oracle (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.27)
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1140.149~18.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-oracle-6.5
linux-oracle-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.27~22.04.1)
linux-raspi (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.32)
linux-raspi-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1)
linux-raspi-realtime (fixed in 6.8.0-2023.24)
linux-raspi2
linux-realtime (fixed in 6.8.1-1022.23)
linux-realtime-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.1-1022.23~22.04.1)
linux-riscv (fixed in 6.8.0-60.63.1)
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1)
linux-riscv-5.19
linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-6.5
linux-riscv-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-62.65~22.04.1)
linux-starfive-5.19
linux-starfive-6.2
linux-starfive-6.5
linux-xilinx (fixed in 6.8.0-1017.18)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (fixed in 5.15.0-1044.48)

Timeline and source

Published on 11 January 2025 and last revised on 19 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

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CVE-2024-55916 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

BellSoft — BELL-CVE-2024-55916 Base record — CVE-2024-55916 Debian — DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55916

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

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 OSV

Published 2025-01-11

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-08-19

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	6.8.0-60.63
linux-allwinner-5.19	—	—
linux-aws	—	6.8.0-1029.31
linux-aws-5.0	—	—
linux-aws-5.11	—	—
linux-aws-5.13	—	—
linux-aws-5.15	—	5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.19	—	—
linux-aws-5.3	—	—
linux-aws-5.4	—	5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1
linux-aws-5.8	—	—
linux-aws-6.2	—	—
linux-aws-6.5	—	—
linux-aws-6.8	—	6.8.0-1029.31~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips	—	5.15.0-1080.87+fips1
linux-aws-hwe	—	—
linux-azure	—	6.8.0-1029.34
linux-azure-4.15	—	—
linux-azure-5.11	—	—
linux-azure-5.13	—	—
linux-azure-5.15	—	5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-5.3	—	—
linux-azure-5.4	—	5.4.0-1147.154~18.04.1
linux-azure-5.8	—	—
linux-azure-6.11	—	6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-azure-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-6.5	—	—
linux-azure-6.8	—	6.8.0-1029.34~22.04.1
linux-azure-edge	—	—
linux-azure-fde	—	—
linux-azure-fde-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-fde-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-fips	—	5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
linux-azure-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1016.17
linux-bluefield	—	—
linux-fips	—	6.8.0-78.78+fips1
linux-gcp	—	6.8.0-1030.32
linux-gcp-4.15	—	—
linux-gcp-5.11	—	—
linux-gcp-5.13	—	—
linux-gcp-5.15	—	5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.19	—	—
linux-gcp-5.3	—	—
linux-gcp-5.4	—	5.4.0-1145.154~18.04.1
linux-gcp-5.8	—	—
linux-gcp-6.11	—	6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.2	—	—
linux-gcp-6.5	—	—
linux-gcp-6.8	—	6.8.0-1030.32~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips	—	5.15.0-1079.88+fips1
linux-gke	—	6.8.0-1025.29
linux-gke-4.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.4	—	—
linux-gkeop	—	6.8.0-1012.14
linux-gkeop-5.15	—	—
linux-gkeop-5.4	—	—
linux-hwe	—	—
linux-hwe-5.11	—	—
linux-hwe-5.13	—	—
linux-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-hwe-5.4	—	5.4.0-211.231~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8	—	—
linux-hwe-6.11	—	6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1
linux-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-60.63~22.04.1
linux-hwe-edge	—	—
linux-ibm	—	6.8.0-1026.26
linux-ibm-5.15	—	5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.4	—	5.4.0-1090.95~18.04.1
linux-ibm-6.8	—	6.8.0-1026.26~22.04.1
linux-intel-5.13	—	—
linux-intel-iot-realtime	—	5.15.0-1073.75
linux-intel-iotg	—	5.15.0-1075.81
linux-intel-iotg-5.15	—	5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
linux-iot	—	5.4.0-1048.51
linux-kvm	—	5.15.0-1076.81
linux-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-60.63.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-60.63.1~22.04.1
linux-lts-xenial	—	—
linux-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1028.31
linux-nvidia-6.11	—	6.11.0-1007.7
linux-nvidia-6.2	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.5	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.8	—	6.8.0-1028.31~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-1028.31.1
linux-nvidia-tegra	—	6.8.0-1008.8
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15	—	5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx	—	5.15.0-1021.21
linux-oem	—	—
linux-oem-5.10	—	—
linux-oem-5.13	—	—
linux-oem-5.14	—	—
linux-oem-5.17	—	—
linux-oem-5.6	—	—
linux-oem-6.0	—	—
linux-oem-6.1	—	—
linux-oem-6.11	—	6.11.0-1017.17
linux-oem-6.5	—	—
linux-oem-6.8	—	6.8.0-1028.28
linux-oracle	—	6.8.0-1026.27
linux-oracle-5.0	—	—
linux-oracle-5.11	—	—
linux-oracle-5.13	—	—
linux-oracle-5.15	—	5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3	—	—
linux-oracle-5.4	—	5.4.0-1140.149~18.04.1
linux-oracle-5.8	—	—
linux-oracle-6.5	—	—
linux-oracle-6.8	—	6.8.0-1026.27~22.04.1
linux-raspi	—	6.8.0-1028.32
linux-raspi-5.4	—	5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime	—	6.8.0-2023.24
linux-raspi2	—	—
linux-realtime	—	6.8.1-1022.23
linux-realtime-6.8	—	6.8.1-1022.23~22.04.1
linux-riscv	—	6.8.0-60.63.1
linux-riscv-5.11	—	—
linux-riscv-5.15	—	5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.19	—	—
linux-riscv-5.8	—	—
linux-riscv-6.5	—	—
linux-riscv-6.8	—	6.8.0-62.65~22.04.1
linux-starfive-5.19	—	—
linux-starfive-6.2	—	—
linux-starfive-6.5	—	—
linux-xilinx	—	6.8.0-1017.18
linux-xilinx-zynqmp	—	5.15.0-1044.48

References

REPORT https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-55916

REPORT https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55916

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/linus/07a756a49f4b4290b49ea46e089cbe6f79ff8d26

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/042253c57be901bfd19f15b68267442b70f510d5

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a756a49f4b4290b49ea46e089cbe6f79ff8d26

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd7a30c6d7f90afcf19e9b072f572ba524d7ec6

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/718fe694a334be9d1a89eed22602369ac18d6583

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fcec5e466b3ac9b376e0d621c71effa1a7983f

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81f4e73aff9b861671df60e5100ad25cc16fbf8

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f091a224a2c82f1e302b1768d73bb6332f687321

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7379-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7380-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7381-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7382-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7388-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7389-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7390-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7391-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7393-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7379-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7401-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7407-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7413-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7421-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7458-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7459-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7463-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7459-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7514-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7515-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7522-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7515-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7523-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7524-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7539-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7540-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7513-5

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