Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53169
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102220
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-2024-53169
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 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in drivers/nvme/host/core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53169
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30794f4952decb2ec8efa42f704cac5304499a41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5416b76a8156c1b8491f78f8a728f422104bb919
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9869c85c81168a1275f909d5972a3fc435304be
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13