Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39501

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39501

Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94277
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-2024-39501
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
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 Workstation Extension 15
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 Real Time 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM API Connect
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure
kernel-source-azure
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-doc
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1120-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-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-lg
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
dtb-sprd
dtb-nvidia
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
dtb-apple
dtb-amd
dtb-apm
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-socionext
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
dtb-arm
dtb-mediatek
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
dtb-freescale
dtb-renesas
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
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-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-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-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (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-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (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-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (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-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
Storage Copy Data Management
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Guardium Data Protection
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Logging
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
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 uevent_show() function in drivers/base/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-39501

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources