#VU87596 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26583
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87596
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between async notify and socket close in TLS implementation in net/tls/tls_sw.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger a race condition and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aec7961916f3f9e88766e2688992da6980f11b8d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a3ca06d04d589deec81f56229a9a9d62352ce01
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86dc27ee36f558fe223dbdfbfcb6856247356f4a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6209319b2efdd8524691187ee99c40637558fa33
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
