CVE-2024-25742
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 26
Deferred
Published: 17 May 2024, 21:14
Last modified:27 Mar 2025, 20:08
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100 CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
17 May 2024, 21:14
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
27 Mar 2025, 20:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
In the Linux kernel before 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupt 29 (#VC) at any point in time and can trigger its handler. This affects AMD SEV-SNP and AMD SEV-ES.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 14%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-828•Signal Handler with Functionality that is not Asynchronous-Safe
The product defines a signal handler that contains code sequences that are not asynchronous-safe, i.e., the functionality is not reentrant, or it can be interrupted.
References (4)
- https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3008.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3ef461af35a8c74f2f4ce6616491ddb355a208f
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e3ef461af35a8c74f2f4ce6616491ddb355a208f
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.9