CVE-2024-46839

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A problem in the Linux kernel's workqueue watchdog touch has been fixed, which previously caused hard lockups on large systems, such as a powerpc system with around 2000 CPUs. The issue has been resolved by improving the scalability of the workqueue watchdog touch.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.