SB20241022290 - Race condition in Linux kernel acpi driver
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022290
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-2024-49935)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the exit_round_robin() function in drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.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/92e5661b7d0727ab912b76625a88b33fdb9b609a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a599da16ebad442ce295d8d2d5c488e3992822
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a8e45743d6a120f863fb14b72dc59616597019
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03593dbb0b272ef7b0358b099841e65735422aca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27c045f868f0e5052c6b532868a65e0cd250c8fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2ed70a549e61c5181bad5db418d223b68ae932
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55