What is CVE-2024-41080?

CVE-2024-41080 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and patched in 5.10.230, 5.15.173, 6.1.118 and others. CVE-2024-41080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41080?

CVE-2024-41080 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-41080?

Yes, CVE-2024-41080 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.230, 5.15.173, 6.1.118 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-41080 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-41080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2024-41080

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix possible deadlock in io_register_iowq_max_workers() The io_register_iowq_max_workers() function calls io_put_sq_data(), which acquires the sqd->lock without releasing the uring_lock. Similar to the commit 009ad9f0c6ee ("io_uring: drop ctx->uring_lock before acquiring sqd->lock"), this can lead to a potential deadlock situation. To resolve this issue, the uring_lock is released before calling io_put_sq_data(), and then it is re-acquired after the function call. This change ensures that the locks are acquired in the correct order, preventing the possibility of a deadlock.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-667

CVE-2024-41080 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.230, 5.15.173, 6.1.118, 6.6.62, 6.9.11, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.1

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.230 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.173 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.118 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.62 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.11 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73254a297c2dd094abec7c9efee32455ae875bdf

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b571a367502c7ef94c688ef9c7f7d69a2ce3bcca

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950ac86cff338ab56e2eaf611f4936ee34893b63
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ed7ff58de66c544692b3c2b988f3f594348de0
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b17397a0a5c56e111f61cb5b77d162664dc00de9

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-41080

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41080?

CVE-2024-41080 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.10.230, 5.15.173, 6.1.118 and others. CVE-2024-41080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41080?

CVE-2024-41080 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-41080?

Yes. CVE-2024-41080 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.230, 5.15.173, 6.1.118 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-41080 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-41080 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.