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CVE-2024-57949: Linux kernel · irqchip/gic-v3-its: Don't enable interrupts in its_irq_set_vcpu_affinity()

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:10 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Feb 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

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