CVE-2024-53080
NoneCVSS
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EPSS
0.2%
Published
Nov 19, 2024
CISA due date
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Cloudanix analysis
Next patch cycle
SSVC: Track
A locking problem in graphics handling code on Linux systems could let operations interfere with each other and cause crashes or security problems.
- Exploitation
- Local Privilege
- Attacker needs
- Local User
- Complexity
- Moderate
- Impact
- Privilege Gain
- Component
- OS kernel
- Class
- Race Condition
- Remediation
- Upgrade
- Effort
- Medium
- Patch risk
- Low
What it actually does
Race condition in drm/panthor driver where XArray internal locking is not used when retrieving VM pointer entries, similar to prior group handle race.
Why it matters to the business
Linux systems with affected graphics drivers face potential instability or exploitable conditions during VM operations; high ecosystem prevalence in kernel-dependent environments increases exposure despite low EPSS and non-KEV status.
How an attack unfolds
Attacker triggers concurrent access to XArray entries for VM or group objects in panthor driver to win the race before locking is applied, consistent with patterns seen in 2024 zero-day campaigns by espionage and financially motivated actors targeting Linux kernel resource issues.
How to fix it
Apply kernel patches addressing the XArray locking in drm/panthor (referencing commit cac075706f29 pattern); for listed flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu:14.04:LTS) update to 11.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.1.
How to confirm the fix worked
Confirm updated kernel source includes XArray locking for VM entry retrieval and test under concurrent VM/group handle access workloads; verify package version on Ubuntu 14.04 systems.
Typical attack path
- Identify Linux kernel with vulnerable drm/panthor module
- Initiate concurrent operations accessing group or VM handles in XArray
- Exploit missing internal XArray lock to obtain invalid or raced pointer
- Leverage resulting condition for denial of service or further kernel access
How to detect it
Review kernel logs for panthor driver panics or races during VM operations; correlate with activity patterns associated with listed 2024 espionage and financial campaigns targeting kernel resource flaws.
What your security team should do
- Patch affected kernels immediately given listed threat actor interest in similar Linux issues
- Monitor EPSS stability and re-evaluate if trend changes
- Audit graphics driver usage in high-privilege workloads
- Apply flashplugin-nonfree updates to 11.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.1 where applicable
The record
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Lock XArray when getting entries for the VM Similar to commit cac075706f29 ("drm/panthor: Fix race when converting group handle to group object") we need to use the XArray's internal locking when retrieving a vm pointer from there. v2: Removed part of the patch that was trying to protect fetching the heap pointer from XArray, as that operation is protected by the @pool->lock.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0 | No fix |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0 | 6.11.9-1 |
| Linux | Kernel | 6.10.0 | 6.11.8 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 0 | 3.11.0-12.19 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 | 4.4.0-1002.2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 | 4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0 | 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 0 | 4.4.0-2.16 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 | 4.4.0-1001.10 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws-hwe | 0 | 4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 | 4.11.0-1009.9 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 | 4.10.0-1004.4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 | 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 0 | 4.4.0-1004.9 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 0 | 4.15.0-1007.9~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux | 0 | 4.13.0-16.19 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 | 4.15.0-1001.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.0 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.3 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 0 | 5.4.0-1018.18~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-4.15 | 0 | 4.15.0-1082.92 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.3 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 0 | 5.4.0-1020.20~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-edge | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp-4.15 | 0 | 4.15.0-1071.81 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.3 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 0 | 5.4.0-1019.19~18.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gke-4.15 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gke-5.4 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gkeop-5.4 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 0 | 5.4.0-37.41~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 0 | 5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-ibm-5.4 | 0 | 5.4.0-1010.11~18.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 0 | 4.15.0-1002.2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 0 | 4.15.0-1007.9 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.0 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.3 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 0 | 5.4.0-1019.19~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 0 | 5.4.0-1013.13~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux | 0 | 5.4.0-9.12 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 | 5.4.0-1005.5 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.11 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.13 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-1014.18~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.8 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 | 5.4.0-1006.6 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.11 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.13 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-1007.8~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.8 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-bluefield | 0 | 5.4.0-1007.10 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 | 5.4.0-1005.5 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.11 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.13 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-1006.9~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.8 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke-5.15 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop-5.15 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.11 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.13 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-33.34~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.8 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 0 | 5.4.0-1003.4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-1033.36~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-intel-5.13 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-1003.5~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-iot | 0 | 5.4.0-1001.3 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 0 | 5.4.0-1004.4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-33.34~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.10 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.13 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.14 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.6 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 0 | 5.4.0-1005.5 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.11 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.13 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-1007.9~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.8 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 0 | 5.4.0-1007.7 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.11 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 0 | 5.15.0-1015.17~20.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.8 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 0 | 5.4.0-1020.24 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 0 | 5.13.0-19.19 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 | 5.13.0-1005.6 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-1009.9~22.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 | 5.13.0-1006.7 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 | 5.13.0-1005.6 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-1010.11~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 | 5.15.0-1002.2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 0 | 5.15.0-1001.2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-38.38~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 0 | 5.15.0-1002.2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 0 | 5.15.0-1021.26 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 0 | 5.15.0-1004.6 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 0 | 5.13.0-1004.4 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 0 | 5.15.0-22.22 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-38.38.1~22.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 0 | 5.15.0-1005.5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 0 | 5.13.0-1008.10 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-1006.6~22.04.3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 0 | 5.13.0-1008.9 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-38.38.1~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 0 | 5.15.0-1022.26 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS:for:NVIDIA:BlueField | linux-bluefield | 0 | 5.15.0-1011.13 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 0 | 6.5.0-9.9 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 | 6.5.0-1008.8 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 | 6.5.0-1007.7 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 | 6.5.0-1007.7 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 | 6.8.0-1003.5 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 0 | 6.8.0-1001.3 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 0 | 6.5.0-1009.9 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 0 | 6.5.0-9.9.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 0 | 6.8.0-1007.7 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 0 | 6.8.0-1009.9.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | 0 | 6.11.0-1015.15 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 0 | 6.8.0-1003.3 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 0 | 6.5.0-1010.10 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 0 | 6.5.0-1005.7 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 0 | 6.7.0-2001.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 0 | 6.8.0-1008.19 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 0 | 6.5.0-9.9.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux | 0 | 6.11.0-18.18 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-aws | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-aws | 0 | 6.11.0-1009.10 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-azure | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-azure | 0 | 6.11.0-1009.9 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-gcp | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-gcp | 0 | 6.11.0-1009.9 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-lowlatency | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-lowlatency | 0 | 6.11.0-1010.11 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-oracle | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-oracle | 0 | 6.11.0-1011.12 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-raspi | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-raspi | 0 | 6.11.0-1008.8 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-realtime | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-realtime | 0 | 6.11.0-1005.5 |
| Ubuntu:24.10 | linux-riscv | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.0 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.3 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.3 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-edge | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.3 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-gke-4.15 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-gke-5.4 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-gkeop-5.4 | 0 | No fix |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 | No fix |
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