Race Condition Affecting kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNEL64KDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-6535546
  • published4 Apr 2024
  • disclosed3 Apr 2024

Introduced: 3 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-26708  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:9315.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra package and not the kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

mptcp: really cope with fastopen race

Fastopen and PM-trigger subflow shutdown can race, as reported by syzkaller.

In my first attempt to close such race, I missed the fact that the subflow status can change again before the subflow_state_change callback is invoked.

Address the issue additionally copying with all the states directly reachable from TCP_FIN_WAIT1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1