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CVE-2024-26614NVD status: Modified

Linux: Improper Locking

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CVE-2024-26614 is a high-severity improper locking vulnerability in Linux, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions bc99dcedd2f422d602516762b96c8ef1ae6b2882, d86cc6ab33b085eaef27ea88b78fc8e2375c0ef3, b1e0a68a0cd2a83259c444f638b417a8fffc6855 as the first without the flaw, so updating Linux to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Linux to bc99dcedd2f422d602516762b96c8ef1ae6b2882 or d86cc6ab33b085eaef27ea88b78fc8e2375c0ef3 or b1e0a68a0cd2a83259c444f638b417a8fffc6855 or 168e7e599860654876c2a1102a82610285c02f02, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Update Linux Kernel to 5.10.210 or 5.15.149 or 6.1.76 or 6.6.15, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
LinuxLinux168a8f58059a22feb9e9a2dcc1b8053dbbbc12ef up to, but not including, bc99dcedd2f422d602516762b96c8ef1ae6b2882; 168a8f58059a22feb9e9a2dcc1b8053dbbbc12ef up to, but not including, d86cc6ab33b085eaef27ea88b78fc8e2375c0ef3; 168a8f58059a22feb9e9a2dcc1b8053dbbbc12ef up to, but not including, b1e0a68a0cd2a83259c444f638b417a8fffc6855; 168a8f58059a22feb9e9a2dcc1b8053dbbbc12ef up to, but not including, 168e7e599860654876c2a1102a82610285c02f02; 168a8f58059a22feb9e9a2dcc1b8053dbbbc12ef up to, but not including, 3982fe726a63fb3de6005e534e2ac8ca7e0aca2a; 168a8f58059a22feb9e9a2dcc1b8053dbbbc12ef up to, but not including, 198bc90e0e734e5f98c3d2833e8390cac3df61b2; 3.7bc99dcedd2f422d602516762b96c8ef1ae6b2882, d86cc6ab33b085eaef27ea88b78fc8e2375c0ef3, b1e0a68a0cd2a83259c444f638b417a8fffc6855, 168e7e599860654876c2a1102a82610285c02f02, 3982fe726a63fb3de6005e534e2ac8ca7e0aca2a, 198bc90e0e734e5f98c3d2833e8390cac3df61b2
LinuxLinux Kernel3.7 up to, but not including, 5.10.210; 5.11 up to, but not including, 5.15.149; 5.16 up to, but not including, 6.1.76; 6.2 up to, but not including, 6.6.15; 6.7 up to, but not including, 6.7.3; 6.85.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.76, 6.6.15, 6.7.3
DebianDebian Linux10.0Not stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.17.8HighCNA
CVSS 3.15.5MediumCISA (ADP)

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: make sure init the accept_queue's spinlocks once When I run syz's reproduction C program locally, it causes the following issue: pvqspinlock: lock 0xffff9d181cd5c660 has corrupted value 0x0! WARNING: CPU: 19 PID: 21160 at __pv_queued_spin_unlock_slowpath (kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h:508) Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011 RIP: 0010:__pv_queued_spin_unlock_slowpath (kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h:508) Code: 73 56 3a ff 90 c3 cc cc cc cc 8b 05 bb 1f 48 01 85 c0 74 05 c3 cc cc cc cc 8b 17 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 30 20 ce 8f e8 ad 56 42 ff <0f> 0b c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 0b 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 RSP: 0018:ffffa8d200604cb8 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff9d1ef60e0908 RDX: 00000000ffffffd8 RSI: 0000000000000027 RDI: ffff9d1ef60e0900 RBP: ffff9d181cd5c280 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00000000ffff7fff R10: ffffa8d200604b68 R11: ffffffff907dcdc8 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff9d181cd5c660 R14: ffff9d1813a3f330 R15: 0000000000001000 FS: 00007fa110184640(0000) GS:ffff9d1ef60c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000000 CR3: 000000011f65e000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Call Trace: <IRQ> _raw_spin_unlock (kernel/locking/spinlock.c:186) inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add (net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1321) inet_csk_complete_hashdance (net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1358) tcp_check_req (net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c:868) tcp_v4_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2260) ip_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:205) ip_local_deliver_finish (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:234) __netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:5529) process_backlog (./include/linux/rcupdate.h:779) __napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:6533) net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:6604) __do_softirq (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:27) do_softirq (kernel/softirq.c:454 kernel/softirq.c:441) </IRQ> <TASK> __local_bh_enable_ip (kernel/softirq.c:381) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4374) ip_finish_output2 (./include/net/neighbour.h:540 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:235) __ip_queue_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:535) __tcp_transmit_skb (net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1462) tcp_rcv_synsent_state_process (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:6469) tcp_rcv_state_process (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:6657) tcp_v4_do_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1929) __release_sock (./include/net/sock.h:1121 net/core/sock.c:2968) release_sock (net/core/sock.c:3536) inet_wait_for_connect (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:609) __inet_stream_connect (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:702) inet_stream_connect (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:748) __sys_connect (./include/linux/file.h:45 net/socket.c:2064) __x64_sys_connect (net/socket.c:2073 net/socket.c:2070 net/socket.c:2070) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:129) RIP: 0033:0x7fa10ff05a3d Code: 5b 41 5c c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d ab a3 0e 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fa110183de8 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002a RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000020000054 RCX: 00007fa10ff05a3d RDX: 000000000000001c RSI: 0000000020000040 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007fa110183e20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007fa110184640 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007fa10fe8b060 R15: 00007fff73e23b20 </TASK> The issue triggering process is analyzed as follows: Thread A Thread B tcp_v4_rcv //receive ack TCP packet inet_shutdown tcp_check_req tcp_disconnect //disconnect sock ... tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE) inet_csk_complete_hashdance ... inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add ---truncated---

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Locking

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use industry standard APIs to implement locking mechanism.

More Improper Locking vulnerabilities (CWE-667)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Third-party and government advisories

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