SB20240608190 - Race condition in Linux kernel mm
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608190
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26832)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the zswap_writeback_entry() function in mm/zswap.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14f1992430ef9e647b02aa8ca12c5bcb9a1dffea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6156277d1b26cb3fdb6fcbf0686ab78268571644
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2891c763aa2cff74dd6b5e978411ccf0cf94abe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3b63e966cac0bf78aaa1efede1827a252815a1d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8