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CVE-2024-40924 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-40924: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/dpt: Make DPT object unshrinkable In some scenarios, the DPT object gets shrunk but the actual framebuffer did not and thus its still there on the DPT's vm->bound_list. Then it tries to rewrite the PTEs via a stale CPU ma

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-40924 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • linux-6.1→ fixed in6.1.119-1~deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux-6.1

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • linux→ fixed in6.1.99-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • linux→ fixed in6.9.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y linux
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