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CVE-2024-26623: pds_core: Prevent race issues involving the adminq

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 18/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.22% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 22cd6046eb2148b18990257505834dd45c672a1b, 5939feb63ea1f011027576c64b68b681cbad31ca, 7e82a8745b951b1e794cc780d46f3fbee5e93447.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 7.8, NVD 4.7.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 22cd6046eb2148b18990257505834dd45c672a1b, 5939feb63ea1f011027576c64b68b681cbad31ca, 7e82a8745b951b1e794cc780d46f3fbee5e93447 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pds_core: Prevent race issues involving the adminq There are multiple paths that can result in using the pdsc's adminq. [1] pdsc_adminq_isr and the resulting work from queue_work(), i.e. pdsc_work_thread()->pdsc_process_adminq() [2] pdsc_adminq_post() When the device goes through reset via PCIe reset and/or a fw_down/fw_up cycle due to bad PCIe state or bad device state the adminq is destroyed and recreated. A NULL pointer dereference can happen if [1] or [2] happens after the adminq is already destroyed. In order to fix this, add some further state checks and implement reference counting for adminq uses. Reference counting was used because multiple threads can attempt to access the adminq at the same time via [1] or [2]. Additionally, multiple clients (i.e. pds-vfio-pci) can be using [2] at the same time. The adminq_refcnt is initialized to 1 when the adminq has been allocated and is ready to use. Users/clients of the adminq (i.e. [1] and [2]) will increment the refcnt when they are using the adminq. When the driver goes into a fw_down cycle it will set the PDSC_S_FW_DEAD bit and then wait for the adminq_refcnt to hit 1. Setting the PDSC_S_FW_DEAD before waiting will prevent any further adminq_refcnt increments. Waiting for the adminq_refcnt to hit 1 allows for any current users of the adminq to finish before the driver frees the adminq. Once the adminq_refcnt hits 1 the driver clears the refcnt to signify that the adminq is deleted and cannot be used. On the fw_up cycle the driver will once again initialize the adminq_refcnt to 1 allowing the adminq to be used again.

MediumCVSS 4.7 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 6, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 13th percentile

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Action score

18

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
4.7
CNA · Linux
7.8
3.1 point gap

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

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel6.4 and later · before 6.6.16
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.7.4
  • linux linux kernel6.8

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 6.4affected
    • 01ba61b55b2041a39c54aefb3153c770dd59a0ef and later · before 22cd6046eb2148b18990257505834dd45c672a1baffected · git
    • 01ba61b55b2041a39c54aefb3153c770dd59a0ef and later · before 5939feb63ea1f011027576c64b68b681cbad31caaffected · git
    • 01ba61b55b2041a39c54aefb3153c770dd59a0ef and later · before 7e82a8745b951b1e794cc780d46f3fbee5e93447affected · git
    • before 6.4not affected · semver
    • 6.6.16 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.7.4 and later · up to and including 6.7.*not affected · semver
    • 6.8 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.7.7-16.7.7-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6dtb-aarch64before 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-64kbbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-debugbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-defaultbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-default-basebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.26.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-docsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.36.4.0-150600.23.17.3
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-kvmsmallbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-obs-buildbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-obs-qabefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-sourcebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-symsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.6kernel-zfcpdumpbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3before 1-150600.13.3.11-150600.13.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6kernel-64kbbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6kernel-defaultbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6kernel-default-basebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.26.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6kernel-sourcebefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6kernel-zfcpdumpbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6kernel-docsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.36.4.0-150600.23.17.3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6kernel-obs-buildbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6kernel-symsbefore 6.4.0-150600.23.17.16.4.0-150600.23.17.1

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    22Monitor
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux22cd6046eb2148b18990257505834dd45c672a1bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5939feb63ea1f011027576c64b68b681cbad31caVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7e82a8745b951b1e794cc780d46f3fbee5e93447Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.7.7-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:dtb-aarch646.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-debug6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-default6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-docs6.4.0-150600.23.17.3 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-kvmsmall6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-obs-build6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-obs-qa6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-source6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-syms6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:kernel-zfcpdump6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-64kb6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default-base6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs6.4.0-150600.23.17.3 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_31-150600.13.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-zfcpdump6.4.0-150600.23.17.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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