CVE-2024-43872 addresses a soft lockup vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RDMA/hns component, specifically affecting the handling of Completion Event Queues (CEQEs). This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) could lead to a denial of service (availability impact) due to the CPU core remaining in an interrupt context for too long under heavy CEQE loads. Exploitation requires local access and low privileges, but there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.16, < 6.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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