CVE-2024-26877: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: xilinx - call finalize with bh disabled When calling crypto_finalize

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: xilinx - call finalize with bh disabled When calling crypto_finalize_request, BH s

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: xilinx - call finalize with bh disabled When calling crypto_finalize_request, BH should be disabled to avoid triggering the following calltrace: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 74 at crypto/crypto_engine.c:58 crypto_finalize_request+0xa0/0x118 Modules linked in: cryptodev(O) CPU: 2 PID: 74 Comm: firmware:zynqmp Tainted: G O 6.8.0-rc1-yocto-standard #323 Hardware name: ZynqMP ZCU102 Rev1.0 (DT) pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : crypto_finalize_request+0xa0/0x118 lr : crypto_finalize_request+0x104/0x118 sp : ffffffc085353ce0 x29: ffffffc085353ce0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffffff8808ea8688 x26: ffffffc081715038 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffffff880100db00 x23: ffffff880100da80 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: 0000000000000000 x20: ffffff8805b14000 x19: ffffff880100da80 x18: 0000000000010450 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: ffffff880100dad0 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffffffc0832dcd08 x9 : ffffff

Description from the National Vulnerability Database, published by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

What it means for a small business

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