CVE-2024-53089: LoongArch: KVM: Mark hrtimer to expire in hard interrupt context
CSIRTS triage
- What
- LoongArch KVM hrtimer is not marked to expire in hard interrupt context, causing potential scheduling issues.
- Who is affected
- LoongArch systems running KVM with timer-dependent workloads.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; improper interrupt context handling can cause timing anomalies and denial of service.
- Action
- Update Linux kernel to include the LoongArch KVM hrtimer context fix.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53089
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-530890.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-53089 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for LoongArch
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2025-71228: LoongArch: Set correct protection_map[] for VM_NONE/VM_SHAREDmsrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2026-64250: LoongArch: Report dying CPU to RCU in stop_this_cpu()msrc · 2026-08-06
- mediumCVE-2025-21949: LoongArch: Set hugetlb mmap base address aligned with pmd sizemsrc · 2026-08-06
- unknownCVE-2026-64250: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Report dying CP…nvd · 2026-07-24
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