SB2024062726 - Denial of service in Linux kernel mptcp
Published: June 27, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062726
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26708)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the subflow_simultaneous_connect() function in net/mptcp/protocol.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfe217e075d04e63c092df9d40c608e598c2ef2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e158fb9679d15a2317ec13b4f6301bd26265df2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337cebbd850f94147cee05252778f8f78b8c337f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8