# CVE-2024-43849: soc: qcom: pdr: protect locator\_addr with the main mutex

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-17 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: qcom: pdr: protect locator_addr with the main mutex If the service locator server is restarted fast enough, the PDR can rewrite locator_addr fields concurrently. Protect them by placing modification of those fields under the main pdr->lock.

## What to do

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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/eab05737ee22216250fe20d27f5a596da5ea6eb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0870c4847e77a49c2f91bb2a8e0fa3c1f8dea5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475a77fb3f0e1d527f56c60b79f5879661df5b80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e815626d73e05152a8142f6e44aecc4133e6e08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8543269567e2fb3d976a8255c5e348aed14f98bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/107924c14e3ddd85119ca43c26a4ee1056fa9b84

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