Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50141
Published: November 7, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100077
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50141
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the efi_pa_va_lookup(), acpi_parse_prmt() and acpi_platformrt_space_handler() functions in drivers/acpi/prmt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50141
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce081ad842510f0e70fa6065a401660eac876d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/795b080d9aa127215a5baf088a22fa09341a0126
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20e9fafb8bb6f545667d7916b0e81e68c0748810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/088984c8d54c0053fc4ae606981291d741c5924b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.171
- 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