Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53079
Published: November 20, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100724
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-2024-53079
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 destroy_large_folio() function in mm/page_alloc.c, within the mem_cgroup_move_account(), mem_cgroup_move_charge_pte_range(), uncharge_folio() and mem_cgroup_swapout() functions in mm/memcontrol.c, within the __folio_undo_large_rmappable() and deferred_split_folio() functions in mm/huge_memory.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53079
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc4951c3e3358dd82ea508e893695b916c813f17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afb1352d06b1b6b2cfd1f901c766a430c87078b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f931bba0f92052cf842b7e30917b1afcc77d5a
- 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-6.6.62