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CVE-2024-26614

7.8 · HIGH

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…

Published Mar 11, 2024CWE-667EPSS 0.18%

Overview

CVE-2024-26614 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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: 00

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26614?

CVE-2024-26614 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-26614?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-26614?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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