Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50059
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99125
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-2024-50059
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 switchtec_ntb_remove() function in drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/ntb_hw_switchtec.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50059
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b650189687822b705711f0567a65a164a314d8df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92728fceefdaa2a0a3aae675f86193b006eeaa43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae45be8492460a35b5aebf6acac1f1d32708946
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa840ba4bd9f3bad7f104e5b32028ee73af8b3dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177925d9c8715a897bb79eca62628862213ba956
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e51aded92d42784313ba16c12f4f88cc4f973bbb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.57