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🛡️ CVE-2024-42271 — kernel

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
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Description

net/iucv: fix use after free in iucv_sock_close()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/iucv: fix use after free in iucv_sock_close()

iucv_sever_path() is called from process context and from bh context.

iucv->path is used as indicator whether somebody else is taking care of

severing the path (or it is already removed / never existed).

This needs to be done with atomic compare and swap, otherwise there is a

small window where iucv_sock_close() will try to work with a path that has

already been severed and freed by iucv_callback_connrej() called by

iucv_tasklet_fn().

Example:

[452744.123844] Call Trace:

[452744.123845] ([<0000001e87f03880>] 0x1e87f03880)

[452744.123966] [<00000000d593001e>] iucv_path_sever+0x96/0x138

[452744.124330] [<000003ff801ddbca>] iucv_sever_path+0xc2/0xd0 [af_iucv]

[452744.124336] [<000003ff801e01b6>] iucv_sock_close+0xa6/0x310 [af_iucv]

[452744.124341] [<000003ff801e08cc>] iucv_sock_release+0x3c/0xd0 [af_iucv]

[452744.124345] [<00000000d574794e>] __sock_release+0x5e/0xe8

[452744.124815] [<00000000d5747a0c>] sock_close+0x34/0x48

[452744.124820] [<00000000d5421642>] __fput+0xba/0x268

[452744.124826] [<00000000d51b382c>] task_work_run+0xbc/0xf0

[452744.124832] [<00000000d5145710>] do_notify_resume+0x88/0x90

[452744.124841] [<00000000d5978096>] system_call+0xe2/0x2c8

[452744.125319] Last Breaking-Event-Address:

[452744.125321] [<00000000d5930018>] iucv_path_sever+0x90/0x138

[452744.125324]

[452744.125325] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

Note that bh_lock_sock() is not serializing the tasklet context against

process context, because the check for sock_owned_by_user() and

corresponding handling is missing.

Ideas for a future clean-up patch:

A) Correct usage of bh_lock_sock() in tasklet context, as described in

Re-enqueue, if needed. This may require adding return values to the

tasklet functions and thus changes to all users of iucv.

B) Change iucv tasklet into worker and use only lock_sock() in af_iucv.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2024-42271 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.7.0 up to 6.10.4)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 17 August 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2024-42271 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-08-17
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.7.0 6.10.4
linux-kernel — —

References

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