CVE-2024-53183

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: net: Do not use drvdata in release The drvdata is not available in release. Let's just use container_of() to get the uml_net instance. Otherwise, removing a network device will result in a crash: RIP: 0033:net_device_release+0x10/0x6f RSP: 00000000e20c7c40 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 000000006002e4e7 RBX: 00000000600f1baf RCX: 00000000624074e0 RDX: 0000000062778000 RSI: 0000000060551c80 RDI: 00000000627af028 RBP: 00000000e20c7c50 R08: 00000000603ad594 R09: 00000000e20c7b70 R10: 000000000000135a R11: 00000000603ad422 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000062c7af00 R14: 0000000062406d60 R15: 00000000627700b6 Kernel panic - not syncing: Segfault with no mm CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 29 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-g59b723cd2adb #1 Workqueue: events mc_work_proc Stack: 627af028 62c7af00 e20c7c80 60276fcd 62778000 603f5820 627af028 00000000 e20c7cb0 603a2bcd 627af000 62770010 Call Trace: [<60276fcd>] device_release+0x70/0xba [<603a2bcd>] kobject_put+0xba/0xe7 [<60277265>] put_device+0x19/0x1c [<60281266>] platform_device_put+0x26/0x29 [<60281e5f>] platform_device_unregister+0x2c/0x2e [<6002ec9c>] net_remove+0x63/0x69 [<60031316>] ? mconsole_reply+0x0/0x50 [<600310c8>] mconsole_remove+0x160/0x1cc [<60087d40>] ? __remove_hrtimer+0x38/0x74 [<60087ff8>] ? hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x8c/0x98 [<6006b3cf>] ? dl_server_stop+0x3f/0x48 [<6006b390>] ? dl_server_stop+0x0/0x48 [<600672e8>] ? dequeue_entities+0x327/0x390 [<60038fa6>] ? um_set_signals+0x0/0x43 [<6003070c>] mc_work_proc+0x77/0x91 [<60057664>] process_scheduled_works+0x1b3/0x2dd [<60055f32>] ? assign_work+0x0/0x58 [<60057f0a>] worker_thread+0x1e9/0x293 [<6005406f>] ? set_pf_worker+0x0/0x64 [<6005d65d>] ? arch_local_irq_save+0x0/0x2d [<6005d748>] ? kthread_exit+0x0/0x3a [<60057d21>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x293 [<6005dbf1>] kthread+0x126/0x12b [<600219c5>] new_thread_handler+0x85/0xb6

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2024-12-27
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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.22 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.325, 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 2.6.22
Fixed in
✓ 4.19.325 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.287 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.231 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.174 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.120 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.64 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.11 6.11.x ✓ 6.12.2 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53183 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2024-53183?

    CVE-2024-53183 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.22 onward and has been patched in 4.19.325, 5.4.287, 5.10.231 and others. CVE-2024-53183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53183?

    CVE-2024-53183 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-2024-53183?

    Yes — CVE-2024-53183 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.325, 5.4.287, 5.10.231 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.22 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2024-53183 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2024-53183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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