CVE-2024-53164 Affecting linux-6.1 package, versions <6.1.128-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LINUX61-9055676
  • published3 Mar 2025
  • disclosed27 Dec 2024

Introduced: 27 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53164  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 linux-6.1 to version 6.1.128-1~deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.1 package and not the linux-6.1 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment

Changes to sch->q.qlen around qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() need to happen before a call to said function because otherwise it may fail to notify parent qdiscs when the child is about to become empty.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1