Researchers uncovered a vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s dmam_free_coherent() function, which stems from a race condition caused by the improper order of operations when freeing DMA (Direct Memory Access) allocations and managing associated resources.
This vulnerability can lead to system instabilities and malfunctions, as DMA is crucial for allowing hardware devices to transfer data directly to and from system memory without CPU involvement.
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