CVE-2024-57949: Linux kernel · irqchip/gic-v3-its: Don't enable interrupts in its_irq_set_vcpu_affinity()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:10 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Feb 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this issue has been implemented by correcting the locking mechanism in the irqchip/gic-v3-its code to use guard(raw_spinlock) instead of guard(raw_spinlock_irq). Users should apply the official Linux kernel patches that address this commit to remediate the vulnerability. Since the vulnerability is in the kernel code, updating to a fixed kernel version is the recommended mitigation.
Description
CVE-2024-57949 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's irqchip/gic-v3-its component. It involves improper handling of interrupt enabling in the its_irq_set_vcpu_affinity() function, where interrupts are enabled inside a nested interrupt-disabled section due to a code change. This can lead to a warning and potential instability. The issue was introduced by a commit replacing raw_spin_lock/unlock with a guard that incorrectly enables interrupts. The fix involves using the correct guard to avoid enabling interrupts prematurely.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57949 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35cb2c6ce7da545f3b5cb1e6473ad7c3a6f08310 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c84ff2e788fce0099ee3e71a3ed258b1ca1a223 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/93955a7788121ab5a0f7f27e988b2ed1135a4866 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7b0e89610dd45ac6cf0d6f99bfa9ccc787db344 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)