# CVE-2024-40956: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq\_process\_work\_list

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-12 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list Use list_for_each_entry_safe() to allow iterating through the list and deleting the entry in the iteration process. The descriptor is freed via idxd_desc_complete() and there's a slight chance may cause issue for the list iterator when the descriptor is reused by another thread without it being deleted from the list.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b08bf5a17c66ab7dbb628df5344da53c8e7ab33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83163667d881100a485b6c2daa30301b7f68d9b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa35db78b058a2ab6e074ee283f69fa398c36a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14968921486793f2a956086895c3793761309dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3215deca4520773cd2b155bed164c12365149a7

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