Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2024-26614

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.10.210 / 5.15.149 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: make sure init the accept_queue's spinlocks once When I run syz's reproduction C program locally, it causes the following issue: pvqspinlock: lock 0xffff9d181cd5c660 has corrupted value 0x0! WARNING: CPU: 19 PID: 21160 at __pv_queued_spin_unlock_slowpath (kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h:508) Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011 RIP: 0010:__pv_queued_spin_unlock_slowpath (kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h:508) Code: 73 56 3a ff 90 c3 cc cc cc cc 8b 05 bb 1f 48 01 85 c0 74 05 c3 cc cc cc cc 8b 17 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 30 20 ce 8f e8 ad 56 42 ff <0f> 0b c3 cc cc cc cc 0f 0b 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 RSP: 0018:ffffa8d200604cb8 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff9d1ef60e0908 RDX: 00000000ffffffd8 RSI: 0000000000000027 RDI: ffff9d1ef60e0900 RBP: ffff9d181cd5c280 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00000000ffff7fff R10: ffffa8d200604b68 R11: ffffffff907dcdc8 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff9d181cd5c660 R14: ffff9d1813a3f330 R15: 0000000000001000 FS: 00007fa110184640(0000) GS:ffff9d1ef60c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000000 CR3: 000000011f65e000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Call Trace: <IRQ> _raw_spin_unlock (kernel/locking/spinlock.c:186) inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add (net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1321) inet_csk_complete_hashdance (net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:1358) tcp_check_req (net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c:868) tcp_v4_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2260) ip_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:205) ip_local_deliver_finish (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:234) __netif_receive_skb_one_core (net/core/dev.c:5529) process_backlog (./include/linux/rcupdate.h:779) __napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:6533) net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:6604) __do_softirq (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:27) do_softirq (kernel/softirq.c:454 kernel/softirq.c:441) </IRQ> <TASK> __local_bh_enable_ip (kernel/softirq.c:381) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4374) ip_finish_output2 (./include/net/neighbour.h:540 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:235) __ip_queue_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:535) __tcp_transmit_skb (net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1462) tcp_rcv_synsent_state_process (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:6469) tcp_rcv_state_process (net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:6657) tcp_v4_do_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1929) __release_sock (./include/net/sock.h:1121 net/core/sock.c:2968) release_sock (net/core/sock.c:3536) inet_wait_for_connect (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:609) __inet_stream_connect (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:702) inet_stream_connect (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:748) __sys_connect (./include/linux/file.h:45 net/socket.c:2064) __x64_sys_connect (net/socket.c:2073 net/socket.c:2070 net/socket.c:2070) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:129) RIP: 0033:0x7fa10ff05a3d Code: 5b 41 5c c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d ab a3 0e 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fa110183de8 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002a RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000020000054 RCX: 00007fa10ff05a3d RDX: 000000000000001c RSI: 0000000020000040 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007fa110183e20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007fa110184640 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007fa10fe8b060 R15: 00007fff73e23b20 </TASK> The issue triggering process is analyzed as follows: Thread A Thread B tcp_v4_rcv //receive ack TCP packet inet_shutdown tcp_check_req tcp_disconnect //disconnect sock ... tcp_set_state(sk, TCP_CLOSE) inet_csk_complete_hashdance ... inet_csk_reqsk_queue_add ---truncated---

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dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-667

Shared resources are accessed without correct locking, so concurrent operations interleave into inconsistent — and sometimes exploitable — states, or deadlock the service outright. These bugs are subtle and timing-dependent. The fix is correct, consistent locking or atomic operations around every shared resource.

General guidance for the improper locking class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 3.7, < 5.10.210>= 5.11, < 5.15.149>= 5.16, < 6.1.76>= 6.2, < 6.6.15>= 6.7, < 6.7.3= 6.8
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 10.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.10.210 / 5.15.149 / 6.1.76 or later
Fixed in 5.10.2105.15.1496.1.76
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Linux kernel 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.76, or 6.6.15 (or later stable release) - 6.1.x LTS recommended for long-term support

  1. Identify the currently running kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. Check if the current version is one of the affected versions: < 5.10.210, < 5.15.149, < 6.1.76, or < 6.6.15
  3. If affected, schedule a maintenance window for kernel upgrade
  4. Back up critical data and services before upgrade
  5. Upgrade the Linux kernel package using your distribution's package manager (e.g., `apt-get update && apt-get upgrade` for Debian/Ubuntu, or `yum update` for RHEL/CentOS)
  6. Reboot the system to load the new kernel
  7. Verify the new kernel version is running with `uname -r` and confirm it includes the fix (version >= 5.10.210, >= 5.15.149, >= 6.1.76, or >= 6.6.15 as appropriate)
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebuilding third-party kernel modules; ensure compatibility before upgrade and plan for potential system downtime

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