Local kernel compromise via TDR job race
Published Nov 7, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel 6.10 through 6.11.5 allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through an Intel Xe GPU job race. The drm/xe TDR path frees an xe_sched_job while run_job can still use it, instead of leaving scheduler-owned cleanup to complete naturally. A local user must reach the Intel Xe GPU submission path and win the timeout race; successful reuse of the freed job can expose or alter kernel memory, redirect kernel control flow, or crash the system.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the Linux kernel 6.10 through 6.11.5 allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through an Intel Xe GPU job race. The drm/xe TDR path frees an xe_sched_job while run_job can still use it, instead of leaving scheduler-owned cleanup to complete naturally. A local user must reach the Intel Xe GPU submission path and win the timeout race; successful reuse of the freed job can expose or alter kernel memory, redirect kernel control flow, or crash the system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50149
- Published
- Nov 7, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.10
- Affected versionversion=e275d61c5f3ffc250b2a9601d36fbd11b4db774b <82926f52d7a09c65d916c0ef8d4305fc95d68c0c
- Affected versionversion=e275d61c5f3ffc250b2a9601d36fbd11b4db774b <be8fe75e57f8fa3f87e3b1c283cc7cd9f9b80867
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