PT-2024-9929 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Syzbot · Published 2024-10-22 · Updated 2025-10-03 · CVE-2024-53160

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: A data race issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the mod timer and kvfree call rcu functions. This issue can lead to a denial of service. The problem occurs when the kfree rcu monitor function rearms the work without holding the krcp->lock, while the kvfree call rcu function holds it, resulting in a race condition.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2025-12647

BDU:2025-00040

CVE-2024-53160

INFSA-2025_6966

OESA-2025-1078

OESA-2025-1079

OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0117-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0153-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0154-1

RHSA-2025:6966

RHSA-2025_6966

SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1

USN-7276-1

USN-7277-1

USN-7310-1

USN-7449-1

USN-7449-2

USN-7450-1

USN-7451-1

USN-7452-1

USN-7453-1

USN-7468-1

USN-7523-1

USN-7524-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2643

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/53xxx/CVE-2024-53160.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56594 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50205 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56622 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57895 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56620 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53103 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53154 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21649 · Vendor Advisory