Kernel interruption via premature IRQ loopback
Published Apr 5, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in affected Linux kernel builds allows local users to interrupt service through the vfio-platform SET_IRQS ioctl. The ioctl accepts a loopback interrupt trigger before a signaling eventfd initializes the handler trigger, leaving a NULL pointer for the IRQ path to dereference. Reaching the fault requires local access to the vfio-platform device and issuing SET_IRQS in that unconfigured state; the documented consequence is limited to service interruption.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in affected Linux kernel builds allows local users to interrupt service through the vfio-platform SET_IRQS ioctl. The ioctl accepts a loopback interrupt trigger before a signaling eventfd initializes the handler trigger, leaving a NULL pointer for the IRQ path to dereference. Reaching the fault requires local access to the vfio-platform device and issuing SET_IRQS in that unconfigured state; the documented consequence is limited to service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26813
- Published
- Apr 5, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.1
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <07afdfd8a68f9eea8db0ddc4626c874f29d2ac5e
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <09452c8fcbd7817c06e8e3212d99b45917e603a5
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <0f8d8f9c2173a541812dd750529f4a415117eb29
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <62d4e43a569b67929eb3319780be5359694c8086
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <675daf435e9f8e5a5eab140a9864dfad6668b375
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <7932db06c82c5b2f42a4d1a849d97dba9ce4a362
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <cc5838f19d39a5fef04c468199699d2a4578be3a
- Affected versionversion=57f972e2b341dd6a73533f9293ec55d584a5d833 <d6bedd6acc0bcb1e7e010bc046032e47f08d379f
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