Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26873
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90781
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-2024-26873
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 hisi_sas_internal_abort_timeout() function in drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26873
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.70
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2