CVE-2024-40989

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's KVM for ARM64 within the vgic-init.c, vgic-mmio-v3.c, and vgic.h files. The virtual vCPUs may retain dangling pointers in a redistributor region after they have been torn down, leading to potential memory corruption.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.