Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56585

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56585

Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102169
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2024-56585
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the setup_tlb_handler() function in arch/loongarch/mm/tlb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
bpftool
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2024-56585

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.6.66
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-75.0.0.68, 6.6.0-75.0.0.79

External References

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