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CVE-2024-24861 json

Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel media/xc4000 xc4000_get_frequency()

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-22224

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's media/xc4000 device driver in xc4000 xc4000_get_frequency() function. This can result in return value overflow issue, possibly leading to malfunction or denial of service issue.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux kernel v6.8-rc1
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.85-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.7.12-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24861

  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-189.209
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-116.126
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-35.35
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1128.138
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1065.71
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1009.9
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1132.141
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1064.72

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24861

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.35.1-4

azure linux advisories AZL-34885

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux kernel

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
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References

Sources

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