CVE-2024-40945

CVE-2024-40945 : In the Linux kernel, iommu_sva_bind_device() should return a SVA bond handle or an ERR_PTR on error. Some drivers (idxd/uacce) previously only checked for IS_ERR(), which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference if NULL was returned in error paths. The public advisories indicate ...

CVE-2024-40945 iommu: Return right value in iommu_sva_bind_device()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu: Return right value in iommusvabinddevice iommusvabinddevice should return either a sva bond handle or an ERRPTR value in error cases. Existing drivers idxd and uacce only check the return value with ISERR. This could...