CVE-2024-57933

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Jan 21, 2025 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-57933 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 21, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

gve: guard XSK operations on the existence of queues

This patch predicates the enabling and disabling of XSK pools on the

existence of queues. As it stands, if the interface is down, disabling

or enabling XSK pools would result in a crash, as the RX queue pointer

would be NULL. XSK pool registration will occur as part of the next

interface up.

Similarly, xsk_wakeup needs be guarded against queues disappearing

while the function is executing, so a check against the

GVE_PRIV_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED flag is added to synchronize with the

disabling of the bit and the synchronize_net() in gve_turndown.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.4, < 6.6.70	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/40338d7987d810fcaa95c500b1068a52b08eec9b Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/771d66f2bd8c4dba1286a9163ab982cecd825718 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8d7037c89437af12725f454e2eaf40e8166c0f

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-57933?

CVE-2024-57933 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 21, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-57933?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-57933?

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