Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42090

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42090

Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94988
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-2024-42090
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 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 Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
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 for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
IBM Integrated Analytics System
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Storage Scale System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1139-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-262-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-262-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (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-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1184-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1140-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1169-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1176-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-232-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-232-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1177-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1159-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1138-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-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_55_80-default
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kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-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_10_8-rt
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-syms-rt
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-macros
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-doc
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (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)
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
dtb-amd
dtb-xilinx
dtb-qcom
dtb-allwinner
dtb-broadcom
dtb-socionext
dtb-sprd
dtb-freescale
dtb-rockchip
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-altera
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
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
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-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-generic-lpae (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-lowlatency-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 (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-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-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
Storage Copy Data Management
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Logging
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 create_pinctrl() function in drivers/pinctrl/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42090

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources