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CVE-2024-57903

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: restrict SO_REUSEPORT to inet sockets After blamed commit, crypto sockets could accidentally be destroyed from RCU call ba…

Published Jan 15, 2025CWE-667EPSS 0.20%

Overview

CVE-2024-57903 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 15, 2025 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:

net: restrict SO_REUSEPORT to inet sockets

After blamed commit, crypto sockets could accidentally be destroyed

from RCU call back, as spotted by zyzbot [1].

Trying to acquire a mutex in RCU callback is not allowed.

Restrict SO_REUSEPORT socket option to inet sockets.

v1 of this patch supported TCP, UDP and SCTP sockets,

but fcnal-test.sh test needed RAW and ICMP support.

[1]

BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:562

in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 24, name: ksoftirqd/1

preempt_count: 100, expected: 0

RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0

1 lock held by ksoftirqd/1/24:

#0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:337 [inline]

#0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2561 [inline]

#0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_core+0xa37/0x17a0 kernel/rc

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-2024-57903?

CVE-2024-57903 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-57903?

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-2024-57903?

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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