Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43892

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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
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
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 Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Anolis OS
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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Security Verify Governance
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1161-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1140-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1141-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1084-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-204-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1142-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1121-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1179-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-266-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-266-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-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-235-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-235-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1142-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1186-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1178-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1171-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1141-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-204-generic (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
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-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-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
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-core
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
bpftool
kernel
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-204-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1048-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1056-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1097-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1125-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-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-arm
dtb-apm
dtb-amazon
dtb-aarch64
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
dtb-exynos
dtb-rockchip
dtb-qcom
dtb-amlogic
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amd
dtb-xilinx
dtb-allwinner
dtb-broadcom
dtb-socionext
dtb-sprd
dtb-freescale
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-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-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-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-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (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-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)

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