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CVE-2024-43849: soc: qcom: pdr: protect locator_addr with the main mutex

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-667

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.7 before 6.1.103; from 6.2 before 6.6.44; from 6.7 before 6.10.3 — fixed in 6.1.103, 6.10.3, 6.6.44

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.103, 6.10.3, 6.6.44. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/107924c14e3ddd85119ca43c26a4ee1056fa9b84
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e815626d73e05152a8142f6e44aecc4133e6e08
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475a77fb3f0e1d527f56c60b79f5879661df5b80
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8543269567e2fb3d976a8255c5e348aed14f98bc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0870c4847e77a49c2f91bb2a8e0fa3c1f8dea5c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eab05737ee22216250fe20d27f5a596da5ea6eb7
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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