CVE-2024-53067

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Nov 19, 2024 linux EPSS 0.22% (12th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-53067 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 19, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. 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:

scsi: ufs: core: Start the RTC update work later

The RTC update work involves runtime resuming the UFS controller. Hence,

only start the RTC update work after runtime power management in the UFS

driver has been fully initialized. This patch fixes the following kernel

crash:

Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000006 [#1] PREEMPT SMP

Workqueue: events ufshcd_rtc_work

Call trace:

_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x34/0x8c (P)

pm_runtime_get_if_active+0x24/0x9c (L)

pm_runtime_get_if_active+0x24/0x9c

ufshcd_rtc_work+0x138/0x1b4

process_one_work+0x148/0x288

worker_thread+0x2cc/0x3d4

kthread+0x110/0x114

ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. 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.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.8, < 6.11.8	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c25f784fba81227e0437337f962d34380d1c250 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c814c8b23bc7617be3d46abdb896937695dbfa Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e34b9d7caa5a4c831b74bdfed5ef86fa0c03316

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-53067?

CVE-2024-53067 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on November 19, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-53067?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-53067?

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