SB2024110853 - Improper locking in Linux kernel time
Published: November 8, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110853
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50210)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the pc_clock_settime() function in kernel/time/posix-clock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56e0ec1b79f5a6272c6e78b36e9d593aa0449af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f063bbf1ee6b01611c016b54e050a41506eb794
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ba33b327c3f88a7baee598979d73ab5b44d41cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b27330128eca25179637c1816d5a72d6cc408c66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e62807c7fbb3c758d233018caf94dfea9c65dbd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.170
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.115
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.59