Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26962

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26962

Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90775
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-2024-26962
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
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 make_stripe_request(), raid5_make_request(), raid5_start() and raid5_init() functions in drivers/md/raid5.c, within the is_suspended() and md_account_bio() functions in drivers/md/md.c, within the raid_map(), raid_message(), raid_presuspend() and raid_resume() functions in drivers/md/dm-raid.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-26962

Install update from vendor's website.

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