CVE-2024-50024: net: Fix an unsafe loop on the list

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-21 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: Fix an unsafe loop on the list The kernel may crash when deleting a genetlink family if there are still listeners for that family: Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1] ... NIP [c000000000c080bc] netlink_update_socket_mc+0x3c/0xc0 LR [c000000000c0f764] __netlink_clear_multicast_users+0x74/0xc0 Call Trace: __netlink_clear_multicast_users+0x74/0xc0 genl_unregister_family+0xd4/0x2d0 Change the unsafe loop on the list to a safe one, because inside the loop there is an element removal from this list.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 2.6.32 before 5.10.227; from 5.11 before 5.15.168; from 5.16 before 6.1.113; from 6.2 before 6.6.57; from 6.7 before 6.11.4; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2 — fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.11.4, 6.6.57

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.11.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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