Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35818

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35818

Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91447
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-2024-35818
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 arch/loongarch/include/asm/io.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
perf-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-tools
kernel-debugsource
kernel-source
python3-perf
kernel-devel
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-headers
perf
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2024-35818

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.77.0.157, 5.10.0-153.56.0.134, 5.10.0-201.0.0.114

External References

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