CVE-2024-57884 — Infinite Loop in Linux

CWE-835 — Infinite Loop80 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV6.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 15
Latest updateMay 29

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: vmscan: account for free pages to prevent infinite Loop in throttle_direct_reclaim() The task sometimes continues looping in throttle_direct_reclaim() because allow_direct_reclaim(pgdat) keeps returning false. #0 [ffff80002cb6f8d0] __switch_to at ffff8000080095ac #1 [ffff80002cb6f900] __schedule at ffff800008abbd1c #2 [ffff80002cb6f990] schedule at ffff800008abc50c #3 [ffff80002cb6f9b0] throttle_direct_reclaim at ffff8000…

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 Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.8 — 5.4.289+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.234-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-211.231+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linux5a1c84b404a7176b8b36e2a0041b6f0adb3151a3 — 66cd37660ec34ec444fe42f2277330ae4a36bb19+7
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.124-1 (bookworm)

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
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OSV
linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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OSV
linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2025-05-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-29
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities↗2025-05-26
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