The vulnerability of the sync_print_obj() function in the dma-buf driver of the Linux operating system allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the syncprintobj function in the drivers/dma-buf/syncdebug.c file of the Linux kernel’s DMA-buf driver is related to the use of incorrect synchronization functions. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

dma-buf/sw-sync: don't enable IRQ from sync_print_obj()

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CVE-2024-38780 dma-buf/sw-sync: don't enable IRQ from sync_print_obj()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dma-buf/sw-sync: don't enable IRQ from syncprintobj Since commit a6aa8fca4d79 "dma-buf/sw-sync: Reduce irqsave/irqrestore from known context" by error replaced spinunlockirqrestore with spinunlockirq for both syncdebugfsshow and...

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 from the dma-buf/sw-sync module enabling IRQ from syncprintobj...

CVE-2024-38780: Improper Locking

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dma-buf/sw-sync: don't enable IRQ from syncprintobj Since commit a6aa8fca4d79 "dma-buf/sw-sync: Reduce irqsave/irqrestore from known context" by error replaced spinunlockirqrestore with spinunlockirq for both syncdebugfsshow and...