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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-49570 is a high-severity Linux kernel use-after-free issue in the Intel Xe DRM tracing code. A local user with some access could potentially trigger memory corruption with serious confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The sources do not show active exploitation or a remote attack path.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority kernel patching item, not an emergency internet-facing incident. Focus on local privilege boundaries, shared systems, and endpoint fleets with Intel Xe graphics exposure. There is no cited evidence of active exploitation.
Technical view
The flaw is CWE-416 in drm/xe tracing, specifically xe_bo_move trace event printing. A tracing change exposed unsafe dereferencing at TP_printk time; the kernel fix avoids dereferencing xe_mem_type_to_name[] during TP_printk. Older kernels before 6.10 may require explicit backporting because of refactoring.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Linux systems running affected kernel builds with the Xe DRM driver path present, especially systems using newer Intel graphics. The CVSS vector is local, low complexity, low privilege, no user interaction. The provided affected-version data is not precise enough to name every vulnerable distribution package.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks KEV as false and provides no evidence of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability requires local privileges, so risk is higher on multi-user workstations, shared compute, developer machines, and systems where untrusted users or workloads can run locally.
Researcher notes
Key uncertainty is affected-version interpretation across distributions. The CVE states Linux kernel resolution and references three stable commits, but distro kernels may carry equivalent backports. Validate using vendor advisories and patch provenance rather than upstream version strings alone.
Mitigation direction
- Update to a kernel containing the referenced stable fixes.
- Check Linux distribution advisories for backported fixes to older supported kernels.
- Prioritize multi-user systems and hosts using Intel Xe graphics paths.
- Avoid assuming kernel version alone proves safety; confirm vendor patch status.
- For kernels older than 6.10, verify whether explicit backporting was applied.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux hosts and record kernel package versions.
- Confirm whether the host uses affected Xe DRM driver paths.
- Map installed kernels to vendor advisories for CVE-2024-49570.
- Verify the referenced stable commits or equivalent backports are present.
- Reboot into the fixed kernel after patch installation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62cd174616ae3bf8a6cf468718f1ae74e5a07727CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9402da34611e1039ecccba3c1481c4866f7ca64CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07089083a526ea19daa72a1edf9d6e209615b77cCVE reference, Linux
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Use After Free
Use After Free represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.