CVE-2024-26602
Published: February 27, 2024Last modified: February 27, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/membarrier: reduce the ability to hammer on sys_membarrier On some systems, sys_membarrier can be very expensive, causing overall slowdowns for everything. So put a lock on the path in order to serialize the accesses to prevent the ability for this to be called at too high of a frequency and saturate the machine.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.81-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.58-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2441a64070b85c14eecc3728cc87e883f953f265
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ec7504a08a67247fbe798d1de995208a8c128a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd139875e9a7688b3fc715264032620812a5fa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50fb4e17df319bb33be6f14e2a856950c1577dee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944d5fe50f3f03daacfea16300e656a1691c4a23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a2a9cbb67545c825ec95f06adb7ff300a2ad71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5b2063c65d05e79fad8029324581d86cfba7eea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db896bbe4a9c67cee377e5f6a743350d3ae4acf6
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html