Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50271
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100628
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-2024-50271
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 dec_rlimit_put_ucounts() and inc_rlimit_get_ucounts() functions in kernel/ucount.c, within the __sigqueue_alloc() function in kernel/signal.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50271
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/012f4d5d25e9ef92ee129bd5aa7aa60f692681e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4877d9b2a2ebad3ae240127aaa4cb8258b145cf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0208ea17a1e4456fbfe555f13ae5c28f3d671e40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e05e5c7ee8758141d2db7e8fea2cab34500c6ed
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61