CVE-2024-26679 — Improper Locking in Linux

CWE-667 — Improper LockingCWE-413 — Improper Resource Locking40 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.0OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 2
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inet: read sk->sk_family once in inet_recv_error() inet_recv_error() is called without holding the socket lock. IPv6 socket could mutate to IPv4 with IPV6_ADDRFORM socket option and trigger a KCSAN warning.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.18 — 4.19.307+7
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.216-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-181.201+3
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxf4713a3dfad045d46afcb9c2a7d0bba288920ed4 — caa064c3c2394d03e289ebd6b0be5102eb8a5b40+9
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.82-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

19
OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities↗2024-08-28
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OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15 vulnerabilities↗2024-08-23
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OSV
linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe vulnerabilities↗2024-08-22
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities↗2024-08-21
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OSV
linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm vulnerabilities↗2024-08-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

19
CISA ICS
Siemens SINEC OS↗2025-08-14
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2024-08-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2024-08-23
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities↗2024-08-22
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2024-08-21
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2024-26679 kernel: inet: read sk-&gt;sk_family once in inet_recv_error()↗2024-04-03
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