Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36951

 

Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36951

Published: July 11, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94122
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36951
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the event_interrupt_wq_v9() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_int_process_v9.c, within the event_interrupt_wq_v11() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_int_process_v11.c, within the event_interrupt_wq_v10() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_int_process_v10.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-extra
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-allwinner
dtb-freescale
dtb-qcom
dtb-amd
dtb-socionext
dtb-sprd
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
dtb-amlogic
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-apm
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-source-vanilla
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
dtb-arm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amazon
dtb-apple
dtb-rockchip
dtb-marvell
dtb-xilinx
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-exynos
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-syms
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2024-36951

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.31, 6.8.10
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.10
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.13
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.14
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11
linux-oem-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.11
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-syms-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-vdso - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-devel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-source-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-optional - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
gfs2-kmp-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
cluster-md-kmp-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
ocfs2-kmp-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4, 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.17.3
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
perf - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41

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