Local service interruption via identity VRAM overmapping
Published Sep 18, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
Improper VRAM mapping in the Linux kernel 6.8 through 6.10.8 allows local users to interrupt service on affected Intel GPUs. The XE migration setup identity-maps the final VRAM chunk with 1 GiB pages even when usable VRAM is not 1 GiB-aligned, extending the mapping beyond its valid range. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and XE-managed discrete VRAM; published evidence does not specify whether disruption is a hang, crash, or reboot.
Summary
What happened
Improper VRAM mapping in the Linux kernel 6.8 through 6.10.8 allows local users to interrupt service on affected Intel GPUs. The XE migration setup identity-maps the final VRAM chunk with 1 GiB pages even when usable VRAM is not 1 GiB-aligned, extending the mapping beyond its valid range. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and XE-managed discrete VRAM; published evidence does not specify whether disruption is a hang, crash, or reboot.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-46718
- Published
- Sep 18, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.8
- Affected versionversion=dd08ebf6c3525a7ea2186e636df064ea47281987 <6d3581edffea0b3a64b0d3094d3f09222e0024f7
- Affected versionversion=dd08ebf6c3525a7ea2186e636df064ea47281987 <bb706e92c87beb9f2543faa1705ccc330b9e7c65
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