Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38594
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92363
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38594
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the tc_taprio_configure() function in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c, within the stmmac_adjust_time() function in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ptp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38594
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/487f9030b1ef34bab123f2df2a4ccbe01ba84416
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f476aff2d8da1a189621c4c16a76a6c534e4312
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ac9e7f2e5786bd37c5cd91132e1f39c29b8197
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12