Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36286

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU93036

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36286

Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93036
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-2024-36286
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
IBM Integrated Analytics System
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Technical Support Appliance
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Qradar SIEM
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1130-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1129-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1077-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1114-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-core
kernel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
bpftool
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-doc
kernel-debug
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1042-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1049-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1090-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1097-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1118-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dtb-allwinner
dtb-exynos
dtb-broadcom
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-marvell
dtb-socionext
dtb-sprd
dtb-freescale
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-cavium
dtb-lg
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-aarch64
dtb-arm
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

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 instance_destroy_rcu() function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-36286

Install update from vendor's website.

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