#VU99178 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-49935
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99178
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-49935
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the exit_round_robin() function in drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e5661b7d0727ab912b76625a88b33fdb9b609a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a599da16ebad442ce295d8d2d5c488e3992822
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a8e45743d6a120f863fb14b72dc59616597019
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03593dbb0b272ef7b0358b099841e65735422aca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27c045f868f0e5052c6b532868a65e0cd250c8fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2ed70a549e61c5181bad5db418d223b68ae932
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- 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-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55