Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26725

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26725

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90792
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26725
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 dpll_nl_pin_get_dumpit(), dpll_nl_device_get_dumpit() and dpll_unlock_doit() functions in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
IBM Storage Scale System
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26725

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.7.6, 6.8
IBM Storage Scale System - addressed in versions 6.2.3.3, 7.0.0.0
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

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