SB2024062666 - Race condition in Linux kernel ipv4
Published: June 26, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062666
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36905)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the tcp_send_fin() function in net/ipv4/tcp_output.c, within the tcp_rcv_state_process() function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c, within the tcp_shutdown() and __tcp_close() functions in net/ipv4/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34e41a031fd7523bf1cd00a2adca2370aebea270
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5e279b69e007ce6c0fe82a5a534c1b19783214
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413c33b9f3bc36fdf719690a78824db9f88a9485
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2552c9d9440f8e7a2ed0660911ff00f25b90a0a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe4ef0568a48369b1891395d13ac593b1ba41b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47d0d32fa94e815fdd78b8b88684873e67939f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbf232ba11bc86a5281b4f00e1151349ef4d45cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94062790aedb505bdda209b10bea47b294d6394f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.314
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.217
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.159
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.276
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10