Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-23196
Published: March 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87784
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-2024-23196
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the snd_hdac_regmap_sync() function in sound/hda/hdac_regmap.c. A local user can exploit the race and crash the OS kernel.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-23196
Install updates from vendor's website.