CVE-2024-36888

The Linux kernel 's workqueue component contains a vulnerability where calling arch_vcpu_is_preempted() for an offline CPU causes a kernel oops due to a NULL pointer dereference . This occurs specifically with cpu_possible_mask=0-63 and cpu_online_mask=0-7 . The root cause is the failure to mask ...

CVE-2024-36888

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: Fix selection of wakecpu in kickpool With cpupossiblemask=0-63 and cpuonlinemask=0-7 the following kernel oops was observed: smp: Bringing up secondary CPUs ... smp: Brought up 1 node, 8 CPUs Unable to handle kernel...