Linux Kernel up to 6.12.1 container_of denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function container_of. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-53183. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function container_of. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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: [] device_release+0x70/0xba [] kobject_put+0xba/0xe7 [] put_device+0x19/0x1c [] platform_device_put+0x26/0x29 [] platform_device_unregister+0x2c/0x2e [] net_remove+0x63/0x69 [] ? mconsole_reply+0x0/0x50 [] mconsole_remove+0x160/0x1cc [] ? __remove_hrtimer+0x38/0x74 [] ? hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x8c/0x98 [] ? dl_server_stop+0x3f/0x48 [] ? dl_server_stop+0x0/0x48 [] ? dequeue_entities+0x327/0x390 [] ? um_set_signals+0x0/0x43 [] mc_work_proc+0x77/0x91 [] process_scheduled_works+0x1b3/0x2dd [] ? assign_work+0x0/0x58 [] worker_thread+0x1e9/0x293 [] ? set_pf_worker+0x0/0x64 [] ? arch_local_irq_save+0x0/0x2d [] ? kthread_exit+0x0/0x3a [] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x293 [] kthread+0x126/0x12b [] new_thread_handler+0x85/0xb6

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-53183 since 11/19/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216224 (Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2025-20100)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.19.325, 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 or 6.12.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch b174ab33aaafd556a1ead72fa8e35d70b6fb1e39/8d9d174d3f55daaf5e7b48e9d7f53c723adbed86/6be99d4c117b9642a44d9f54f034b67615be2b2b/1635d9a0ff1b8bd7aa4767d4ea7b3de72cd36f28/160cd5f956d191eb97664afd31ca59284c08d876/cdbd5a1dcdc2c27ac076f91b03b9add3fefa1a82/468c2e5394afc848efb1eae6e1961a3c855cf35e/f04cd022ee1fde219e0db1086c27a0a5ba1914db/d1db692a9be3b4bd3473b64fcae996afaffe8438 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (216224) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3762). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• Red Hat OpenShift
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.19.324
• 5.4.286
• 5.10.230
• 5.15.173
• 6.1.119
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.11.3
• 6.11.4
• 6.11.5
• 6.11.6
• 6.11.7
• 6.11.8
• 6.11.9
• 6.11.10
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 216224
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 7 / 8 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2025-20100)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.19.325/5.4.287/5.10.231/5.15.174/6.1.120/6.6.64/6.11.11/6.12.2
Patch: b174ab33aaafd556a1ead72fa8e35d70b6fb1e39/8d9d174d3f55daaf5e7b48e9d7f53c723adbed86/6be99d4c117b9642a44d9f54f034b67615be2b2b/1635d9a0ff1b8bd7aa4767d4ea7b3de72cd36f28/160cd5f956d191eb97664afd31ca59284c08d876/cdbd5a1dcdc2c27ac076f91b03b9add3fefa1a82/468c2e5394afc848efb1eae6e1961a3c855cf35e/f04cd022ee1fde219e0db1086c27a0a5ba1914db/d1db692a9be3b4bd3473b64fcae996afaffe8438

Timelineinfo

11/19/2024 🔍
12/27/2024 +38 days 🔍
12/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-53183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-53183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289565
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3762 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 12/27/2024 18:35
Updated: 12/15/2025 01:53
Changes: 12/27/2024 18:35 (58), 02/13/2025 13:36 (2), 07/23/2025 16:57 (7), 10/08/2025 16:30 (12), 10/13/2025 22:31 (1), 12/15/2025 01:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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