Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27062
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91471
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-2024-27062
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 nvkm_object_search() and nvkm_object_remove() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c, within the nvkm_client_new() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/client.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27062
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6887314f5356389fc219b8152e951ac084a10ef7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96c8751844171af4b3898fee3857ee180586f589
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7cc4ff787a572edf2c55caeffaa88cd801eb135
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8