SB20240608184 - Race condition in Linux kernel mm
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608184
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27058)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the shmem_free_file_info(), shmem_get_next_id(), shmem_acquire_dquot(), shmem_is_empty_dquot() and shmem_release_dquot() functions in mm/shmem_quota.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7077f43f30d817d10a9f8245e51576ac114b2f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617d55b90e73c7b4aa2733ca6cc3f9b72d1124bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f82f184874d2761ebaa60dccf577921a0dbb3810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a69b6b3a026543bc215ccc866d0aea5579e6ce2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.3