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CVE-2024-45007

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2024-09-04 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: char: xillybus: Don't destroy workqueue from work item running on it Triggered by a kref decrement, destroy_workqueue() may be called from within a work item for destroying its own workqueue. This illegal situation is averted by adding a module-global workqueue for exclusive use of the offending work item. Other work items continue to be queued on per-device workqueues to ensure performance.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References