Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26781

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26781

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90785
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2024-26781
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the subflow_get_info() function in net/mptcp/diag.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-devel
linux (Debian package)
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26781

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.212, 5.15.151, 6.1.81, 6.6.21, 6.7.9, 6.8
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-248.0.0.147
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-248.0.0.147
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-248.0.0.147, 5.10.0-248.0.0.150
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.10.216-1, 6.1.85-1
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

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