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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2024-27079High confidence

iommu/vt-d: Fix NULL domain on device release

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

11 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinuxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-awsAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azureAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcpAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-ibmAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.8Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracleAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspiAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
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Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2024-24341

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Fix NULL domain on device release In the kdump kernel, the IOMMU operates in deferred_attach mode. In this mode, info->domain may not yet be assigned by the time the release_device function is called. It leads to the following crash in the crash kernel: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000003c ... RIP: 0010:do_raw_spin_lock+0xa/0xa0 ... _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x1b/0x30 intel_iommu_release_device+0x96/0x170 iommu_deinit_device+0x39/0xf0 __iommu_group_remove_device+0xa0/0xd0 iommu_bus_notifier+0x55/0xb0 notifier_call_chain+0x5a/0xd0 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x41/0x60 bus_notify+0x34/0x50 device_del+0x269/0x3d0 pci_remove_bus_device+0x77/0x100 p2sb_bar+0xae/0x1d0 ... i801_probe+0x423/0x740 Use the release_domain mechanism to fix it. The scalable mode context entry which is not part of release domain should be cleared in release_device().

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Fix NULL domain on device release In the kdump kernel, the IOMMU operates in deferred_attach mode. In this mode, info->domain may not yet be assigned by the time the release_device function is called. It leads to the following crash in the crash kernel: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000003c ... RIP: 0010:do_raw_spin_lock+0xa/0xa0 ... _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x1b/0x30 intel_iommu_release_device+0x96/0x170 iommu_deinit_device+0x39/0xf0 __iommu_group_remove_device+0xa0/0xd0 iommu_bus_notifier+0x55/0xb0 notifier_call_chain+0x5a/0xd0 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x41/0x60 bus_notify+0x34/0x50 device_del+0x269/0x3d0 pci_remove_bus_device+0x77/0x100 p2sb_bar+0xae/0x1d0 ... i801_probe+0x423/0x740 Use the release_domain mechanism to fix it. The scalable mode context entry which is not part of release domain should be cleared in release_device().

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Fix NULL domain on device release In the kdump kernel, the IOMMU operates in deferred_attach mode. In this mode, info->domain may not yet be assigned by the time the release_device function is called. It leads to the following crash in the crash kernel: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000003c ... RIP: 0010:do_raw_spin_lock+0xa/0xa0 ... _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x1b/0x30 intel_iommu_release_device+0x96/0x170 iommu_deinit_device+0x39/0xf0 __iommu_group_remove_device+0xa0/0xd0 iommu_bus_notifier+0x55/0xb0 notifier_call_chain+0x5a/0xd0 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x41/0x60 bus_notify+0x34/0x50 device_del+0x269/0x3d0 pci_remove_bus_device+0x77/0x100 p2sb_bar+0xae/0x1d0 ... i801_probe+0x423/0x740 Use the release_domain mechanism to fix it. The scalable mode context entry which is not part of release domain should be cleared in release_device().

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → NULL Pointer Dereference → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Denial of serviceCWE-476
A

Official authority intelligence

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1008Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder sonstige Auswirkungen zu verursachen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

d?id=CVE-2024-27015 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27017 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27023 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27023 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27026 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27026 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27027 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27027 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27031 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27031 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27039 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27039 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27042 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27042 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27057 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27057 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27079 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27390 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27404 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27404 Référence CVE CVE-2024-28085 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28085 Référence CVE CVE-2024-28757 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28757 Référence CVE CVE-2024-3219 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3219 Référence CVE CVE-2024-34459 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-34459 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35787 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35787 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0840Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2024-26800 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26808 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26808 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26812 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26812 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26835 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26835 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26851 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26851 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27010 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27011 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27016 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27024 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27024 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27079 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27403 Référence CVE CVE-2024-31076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31076 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35897 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35897 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35902 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35902 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35945 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35971 Référence CVE CVE-2024-36009 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36009 Référence CVE CVE-2024-36013 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0822Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2024-26923 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26930 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26930 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26944 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26944 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26976 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27010 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27011 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27024 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27024 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27049 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27049 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27050 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27050 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27079 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27398 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27398 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27403 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27433 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27433 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27437 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27437 Référence CVE CVE-2024-31076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31076 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35817 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35854 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35854 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35855 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0779Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2024-26920 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26944 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26944 Référence CVE CVE-2024-26976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26976 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27010 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27011 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27016 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27024 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27024 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27049 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27049 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27050 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27050 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27079 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27403 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27433 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27433 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27437 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27437 Référence CVE CVE-2024-31076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31076 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35854 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35854 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35855 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35855 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35897 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35897 Référence CVE CVE-2024-35902 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0546Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2024-27070 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27071 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27071 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27072 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27072 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27073 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27073 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27074 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27074 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27075 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27075 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27076 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27077 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27077 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27078 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27078 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27079 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27080 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27080 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27388 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27389 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27389 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27390 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27391 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27391 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27392 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27392 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27403 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27405 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
586081d3f6b13ec9dfdfdf3d7842a688b376fa5e < 333fe86968482ca701c609af590003bcea450e8f; 586081d3f6b13ec9dfdfdf3d7842a688b376fa5e < 81e921fd321614c2ad8ac333b041aae1da7a1c6d; 5.18
Fixed
< 5.18; 6.8.2 ≤ 6.8.*; 6.9 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 1 May 2024 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 20:09 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-24341
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2024-27079 · cve.blacktree.nl