Race Condition Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.8-rc5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6281053
  • published27 Feb 2024
  • disclosed21 Feb 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-26585  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.8-rc5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Race Condition due to a race condition between tx work scheduling and socket closure. An attacker can cause a denial of service by exploiting this timing issue.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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