CVE-2024-26925 — Improper Locking in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.5OSV7.0OSV6.8OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.66%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 25
Latest updateNov 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path
The commit mutex should not be released during the critical section
between nft_gc_seq_begin() and nft_gc_seq_end(), otherwise, async GC
worker could collect expired objects and get the released commit lock
within the same GC sequence.
nf_tables_module_autoload() temporarily releases the mutex to load
module dependencies, then it goes back to replay the …
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
▶CVEListV5linux/linux4b6346dc1edfb9839d6edee7360ed31a22fa6c95 — 61ac7284346c32f9a8c8ceac56102f7914060428+9
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
23📋Vendor Advisories
24💬Community
1Bugzilla▶
CVE-2024-26925 kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path↗2024-04-25