#VU102174 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53176

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#VU102174 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53176

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102174
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-53176
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the cifs_dentry_needs_reval() function in fs/smb/client/inode.c, within the init_cifs() and cifs_destroy_netfs() functions in fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c, within the free_cached_dir(), close_all_cached_dirs(), invalidate_all_cached_dirs(), cached_dir_lease_break(), init_cached_dir(), cfids_laundromat_worker(), init_cached_dirs() and free_cached_dirs() functions in fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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