CVE-2024-50184
virtio_pmem: Check device status before requesting flush
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_pmem: Check device status before requesting flush If a pmem device is in a bad status, the driver side could wait for host ack forever in virtio_pmem_flush(), causing the system to hang. So add a status check in the beginning of virtio_pmem_flush() to return early if the device is not activated.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
6e84200c0a2994b991259d19450eee561029bf70 < 59ac565c6277d4be6661e81ea6a7f3ca2c5e4e36 6e84200c0a2994b991259d19450eee561029bf70 < 4ce662fe4be6fbc2595d9ef4888b2b6e778c99ed 6e84200c0a2994b991259d19450eee561029bf70 < 9a2bc9b6f929a2ce1ebe4d1a796ddab37568c5b4 6e84200c0a2994b991259d19450eee561029bf70 < 6a5ca0ab94e13a1474bf7ad8437a975c2193618f 6e84200c0a2994b991259d19450eee561029bf70 < b01793cc63dd39c8f12b9a3d8dc115fbebb19e2a 6e84200c0a2994b991259d19450eee561029bf70 < ce7a3a62cc533c922072f328fd2ea2fd7cb893d4 6e84200c0a2994b991259d19450eee561029bf70 < e25fbcd97cf52c3c9824d44b5c56c19673c3dd50
Linux / Linux
5.3
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59ac565c6277d4be6661e81ea6a7f3ca2c5e4e36 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce662fe4be6fbc2595d9ef4888b2b6e778c99ed git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2bc9b6f929a2ce1ebe4d1a796ddab37568c5b4 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a5ca0ab94e13a1474bf7ad8437a975c2193618f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01793cc63dd39c8f12b9a3d8dc115fbebb19e2a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce7a3a62cc533c922072f328fd2ea2fd7cb893d4 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e25fbcd97cf52c3c9824d44b5c56c19673c3dd50 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html