CVE-2024-40963

CVE-2024-40963 (Linux kernel, MIPS BMIPS BCM6358) : Affects devices where BMIPS CBR address can be 0, triggering kernel panic when arch_sync_dma_for_cpu_all is called. The root cause described is BMIPS_GET_CBR() returning 0 instead of a valid address and a non-failing read of read_c0_brcm_cmt_loc...

CVE-2024-40963 mips: bmips: BCM6358: make sure CBR is correctly set

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mips: bmips: BCM6358: make sure CBR is correctly set It was discovered that some device have CBR address set to 0 causing kernel panic when archsyncdmaforcpuall is called. This was notice in situation where the system is booted...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel that originates in the mips:bmips:BCM6358 component that could cause the kernel to crash when calling archsyncdmaforcpuall...

CVE-2024-40963: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mips: bmips: BCM6358: make sure CBR is correctly set It was discovered that some device have CBR address set to 0 causing kernel panic when archsyncdmaforcpuall is called. This was notice in situation where the system is booted...