Kernel: deadlock leading to denial of service in tipc_crypto_key_revoke

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-0641
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-01-17 16:15:47 UTC
Updated2026-11-05 12:17:42 UTC
DescriptionA denial of service vulnerability was found in tipc_crypto_key_revoke in net/tipc/crypto.c in the Linux kernel’s TIPC subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-833 | CWE-667 | CWE-833 Deadlock

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.6 rc4 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cve-details af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
2258757 – (CVE-2024-0641) CVE-2024-0641 kernel: deadlock leading to denial of service in tipc_crypto_key_revoke af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
tipc: fix a potential deadlock on &tx->lock · torvalds/linux@08e50cf · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-12-08T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2023-09-27T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 200099 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6624-1)
  • 200100 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6626-1)
  • 200103 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-6628-1)
  • 200111 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6626-2)
  • 200118 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-6628-2)
  • 200120 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-6626-3)
  • 200132 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-6652-1)
  • 673723 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2024-1237)
  • 673992 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2024-1215)
  • 755747 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:0469-1)
  • 755750 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:0476-1)
  • 755754 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:0516-1)
  • 755755 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:0515-1)
  • 755756 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:0514-1)
  • 907985 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (33888-1)

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