What is CVE-2024-53136?

CVE-2024-53136 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.19.323 onward. CVE-2024-53136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53136?

CVE-2024-53136 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53136?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-53136. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-53136 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2024-53136

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()" Revert d949d1d14fa2 ("mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()") as suggested by Chuck [1]. It is causing deadlocks when accessing tmpfs over NFS. As Hugh commented, "added just to silence a syzbot sanitizer splat: added where there has never been any practical problem".

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-04

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2024-53136 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ 4.19.323 ≥ 5.4.285 ≥ 5.10.229 ≥ 5.15.171 ≥ 6.1.116 ≥ 6.6.60 ≥ 6.11.7

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53136 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b537e8f302f670c7cf35d88a3a294443e32d52
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57cc8d253099d1b8627f0fb487ee011d9158ccc9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5874c1150e77296565ad6e495ef41fbf87570d14
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53136

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-04

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53136?

CVE-2024-53136 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.19.323 onward . CVE-2024-53136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53136?

CVE-2024-53136 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53136?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-53136. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-53136 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53136 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →