Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27058
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91472
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-2024-27058
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27058
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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