Race Condition Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.5-rc2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6231735
  • published7 Feb 2024
  • disclosed5 Feb 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-24855  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.5-rc2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Race Condition in the lpfc_unregister_fcf_rescan function. An attacker can cause a denial of service by exploiting the timing window between actions.

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