CVE-2024-40920
Published: July 16, 2024Last modified: July 16, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state I converted br_mst_set_state to RCU to avoid a vlan use-after-free but forgot to change the vlan group dereference helper. Switch to vlan group RCU deref helper to fix the suspicious rcu usage warning.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.6.89-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406bfc04b01ee47e4c626f77ecc7d9f85135b166
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/546ceb1dfdac866648ec959cbc71d9525bd73462
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7caefa2771722e65496d85b62e1dc4442b7d1345
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caaa2129784a04dcade0ea92c12e6ff90bbd23d8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html