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CVE-2024-57994

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-27
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.12.13 / 6.13.2 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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: ptr_ring: do not block hard interrupts in ptr_ring_resize_multiple() Jakub added a lockdep_assert_no_hardirq() check in __page_pool_put_page() to increase test coverage. syzbot found a splat caused by hard irq blocking in ptr_ring_resize_multiple() [1] As current users of ptr_ring_resize_multiple() do not require hard irqs being masked, replace it to only block BH. Rename helpers to better reflect they are safe against BH only. - ptr_ring_resize_multiple() to ptr_ring_resize_multiple_bh() - skb_array_resize_multiple() to skb_array_resize_multiple_bh() [1] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 9150 at net/core/page_pool.c:709 __page_pool_put_page net/core/page_pool.c:709 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 9150 at net/core/page_pool.c:709 page_pool_put_unrefed_netmem+0x157/0xa40 net/core/page_pool.c:780 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 9150 Comm: syz.1.1052 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc3-syzkaller-00202-gf8669d7b5f5d #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024 RIP: 0010:__page_pool_put_page net/core/page_pool.c:709 [inline] RIP: 0010:page_pool_put_unrefed_netmem+0x157/0xa40 net/core/page_pool.c:780 Code: 74 0e e8 7c aa fb f7 eb 43 e8 75 aa fb f7 eb 3c 65 8b 1d 38 a8 6a 76 31 ff 89 de e8 a3 ae fb f7 85 db 74 0b e8 5a aa fb f7 90 <0f> 0b 90 eb 1d 65 8b 1d 15 a8 6a 76 31 ff 89 de e8 84 ae fb f7 85 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000bda6b58 EFLAGS: 00010083 RAX: ffffffff8997e523 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000040000 RDX: ffffc9000fbd0000 RSI: 0000000000001842 RDI: 0000000000001843 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffffff8997df2c R09: 1ffffd40003a000d R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff940003a000e R12: ffffea0001d00040 R13: ffff88802e8a4000 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: 00000000ffffffff FS: 00007fb7aaf716c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b9300000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fa15a0d4b72 CR3: 00000000561b0000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> tun_ptr_free drivers/net/tun.c:617 [inline] __ptr_ring_swap_queue include/linux/ptr_ring.h:571 [inline] ptr_ring_resize_multiple_noprof include/linux/ptr_ring.h:643 [inline] tun_queue_resize drivers/net/tun.c:3694 [inline] tun_device_event+0xaaf/0x1080 drivers/net/tun.c:3714 notifier_call_chain+0x19f/0x3e0 kernel/notifier.c:93 call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2032 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2046 [inline] dev_change_tx_queue_len+0x158/0x2a0 net/core/dev.c:9024 do_setlink+0xff6/0x41f0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:2923 rtnl_setlink+0x40d/0x5a0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3201 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x73f/0xcf0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6647 netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e3/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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:>= 6.6, < 6.12.13>= 6.13, < 6.13.2

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.12.13 / 6.13.2 or later
Fixed in 6.12.136.13.2
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Recommended fix High confidence

6.12.13 or later (for 6.6-6.12.x branch); 6.13.2 or later (for 6.13.x branch)

  1. Upgrade Linux kernel to version 6.12.13 or later if using the 6.6-6.12.x stable branch
  2. OR upgrade Linux kernel to version 6.13.2 or later if using the 6.13.x stable branch
  3. Verify the upgrade by checking /proc/version or uname -a after reboot

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