# CVE-2024-46762: xen: privcmd: Fix possible access to a freed kirqfd instance

- 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: 2024-09-18 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen: privcmd: Fix possible access to a freed kirqfd instance Nothing prevents simultaneous ioctl calls to privcmd_irqfd_assign() and privcmd_irqfd_deassign(). If that happens, it is possible that a kirqfd created and added to the irqfds_list by privcmd_irqfd_assign() may get removed by another thread executing privcmd_irqfd_deassign(), while the former is still using it after dropping the locks. This can lead to a situation where an already freed kirqfd instance may be accessed and cause kernel oops. Use SRCU locking to prevent the same, as is done for the KVM implementation for irqfds.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e997b357b13a7d95de31681fc54fcc34235fa527
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112fd2f02b308564724b8e81006c254d20945c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/611ff1b1ae989a7bcce3e2a8e132ee30e968c557

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