Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57876
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102936
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-2024-57876
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 drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr_set_mst(), EXPORT_SYMBOL(), update_msg_rx_state() and drm_dp_mst_hpd_irq_handle_event() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57876
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b33b2d7640e807869451384eb88321dd0ffbd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6fa67d26de385c3c7a23c1e109a0e23bfda4ec7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be826b4451fd187a7c0b04be4f8243d5df6e0450
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d834d20d2e86c52ed5cab41763fa61e6071680ef
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.66