Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27408
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91470
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27408
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the dw_edma_v0_core_write_chunk() and dw_edma_v0_core_start() functions in drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27408
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d24fe6d5a1cfdddb7a9ef56736ec501c4d0a5fd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f396b4df27cfe01a99f4b41f584c49e56477be3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcc1c83f343e580c3aa1f2a8593343bf7b55bba
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8