Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43892
Published: August 26, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96546
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-2024-43892
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 MEM_CGROUP_ID_MAX(), mem_cgroup_alloc() and mem_cgroup_css_online() functions in mm/memcontrol.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-43892
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a060b64ae83b76600d187d76591ce488ab836b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51c0b1bb7541f8893ec1accba59eb04361a70946
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9972605a238339b85bd16b084eed5f18414d22db
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.226
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.167
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.110
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.46