Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43863

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43863

Published: August 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96297
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43863
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1141-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1140-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1161-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1171-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1178-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1143-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1145-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1086-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-235-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-235-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1142-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1142-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1186-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-266-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-266-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1179-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1138-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-source
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
kernel-syms
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-208-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1048-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1058-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1127-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-sprd
dtb-mediatek
dtb-allwinner
dtb-broadcom
dtb-socionext
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dtb-freescale
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-nvidia
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-renesas
dtb-amlogic
dtb-lg
dtb-exynos
dtb-rockchip
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the vmw_fence_obj_destroy(), vmw_fence_obj_init() and vmw_fence_goal_new_locked() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-43863

Install update from vendor's website.

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