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CVE-2024-57933

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: guard XSK operations on the existence of queues This patch predicates the enabling and disabling of XSK pools on the exist…

Published Jan 21, 2025CWE-476EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2024-57933 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 21, 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:

gve: guard XSK operations on the existence of queues

This patch predicates the enabling and disabling of XSK pools on the

existence of queues. As it stands, if the interface is down, disabling

or enabling XSK pools would result in a crash, as the RX queue pointer

would be NULL. XSK pool registration will occur as part of the next

interface up.

Similarly, xsk_wakeup needs be guarded against queues disappearing

while the function is executing, so a check against the

GVE_PRIV_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED flag is added to synchronize with the

disabling of the bit and the synchronize_net() in gve_turndown.

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.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/40338d7987d810fcaa95c500b1068a52b08eec9bRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/771d66f2bd8c4dba1286a9163ab982cecd825718Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8d7037c89437af12725f454e2eaf40e8166c0f

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57933?

CVE-2024-57933 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 21, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-57933?

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-2024-57933?

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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-57933?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-57933 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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