CVE-2024-44978: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Free job before xe_exec_queue_put Free job depends on job->vm being valid, the last xe_exec_queue_put can destroy the VM. Prevent UAF by freeing job before xe_exec_queue_put. (cherry picked from commit 32a42c93b74c8ca6d0915ea3eba21bceff53042f)

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.8, before 6.10.7 (fixed in 6.10.7); version 6.11 only

Published 2024-09-04. Last modified 2026-08-04.