Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27058

Vulnerability identifier: #VU91472

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27058

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the shmem_free_file_info(), shmem_get_next_id(), shmem_acquire_dquot(), shmem_is_empty_dquot() and shmem_release_dquot() functions in mm/shmem_quota.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7077f43f30d817d10a9f8245e51576ac114b2f0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617d55b90e73c7b4aa2733ca6cc3f9b72d1124bb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f82f184874d2761ebaa60dccf577921a0dbb3810
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a69b6b3a026543bc215ccc866d0aea5579e6ce2
• 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-6.8.3

• Race condition in Linux kernel mm
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium