Vulnerability identifier: #VU91475

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26960

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the __swap_entry_free_locked() and free_swap_and_cache() functions in mm/swapfile.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d85c11c97ecf92d47a4b29e3faca714dc1f18d0d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2da5568ee222ce0541bfe446a07998f92ed1643e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ede7f1d7eed1738d1b9333fd1e152ccb450b86a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f98f6d2fb5fad00f8299b84b85b6bc1b6d7d19a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ce4c4c653e4e478ecb15d3c88e690f12cbf6b39
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363d17e7f7907c8e27a9e86968af0eaa2301787b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82b1c07a0af603e3c47b906c8e991dc96f01688e

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.