Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53102
Published: November 26, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100941
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53102
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the nvme_queue_keep_alive_work(), nvme_keep_alive_end_io() and nvme_keep_alive_work() functions in drivers/nvme/host/core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53102
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a1bcca5c9efd2c72c8d2fcbadf2d673cceb2ea7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afa229465399f89d3af9d72ced865144c9748846
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccc1d82dfaad0ad27d21139da22e57add73d2a5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06923670b5a5f609603d4a9fee4dec02d38de9c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.118
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.62
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.70