CVE-2024-43849: soc: qcom: pdr: protect locator_addr with the main mutex
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-43849 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 18Timeline
- 17-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
6%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.17% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu117 products
- linux< 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-50.51
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1072.78 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ fbe639b44a82755d639df1c5d147c93f02ac5a0f, < eab05737ee22216250fe20d27f5a596da5ea6eb7 | ≥ fbe639b44a82755d639df1c5d147c93f02ac5a0f, < d0870c4847e77a49c2f91bb2a8e0fa3c1f8dea5c | ≥ fbe639b44a82755d639df1c5d147c93f02ac5a0f, < 475a77fb3f0e1d527f56c60b79f5879661df5b80 | ≥ fbe639b44a82755d639df1c5d147c93f02ac5a0f, < 3e815626d73e05152a8142f6e44aecc4133e6e08 | ≥ fbe639b44a82755d639df1c5d147c93f02ac5a0f, < 8543269567e2fb3d976a8255c5e348aed14f98bc | ≥ fbe639b44a82755d639df1c5d147c93f02ac5a0f, < 107924c14e3ddd85119ca43c26a4ee1056fa9b84 | 5.7
- linux_kernel≥ 5.7, < 6.1.103 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.44 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.106-1 | < 6.10.3-1
3 vendors · 120 products
