Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-47744)

"The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-47744 advisory. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Use dedicated mutex to protect...

KVM: Use dedicated mutex to protect kvm_usage_count to avoid deadlock

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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47744

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Use dedicated mutex to protect kvmusagecount to avoid deadlock Use a dedicated mutex to guard kvmusagecount to fix a potential deadlock on x86 due to a chain of locks and SRCU synchronizations. Translating the below lockdep...