CVE-2024-57903

CVE-2024-57903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-667.

Key facts

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: restrict SO_REUSEPORT to inet sockets After blamed commit, crypto sockets could accidentally be destroyed from RCU call back, as spotted by zyzbot [1]. Trying to acquire a mutex in RCU callback is not allowed. Restrict SO_REUSEPORT socket option to inet sockets. v1 of this patch supported TCP, UDP and SCTP sockets, but fcnal-test.sh test needed RAW and ICMP support. [1] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:562 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 24, name: ksoftirqd/1 preempt_count: 100, expected: 0 RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 1 lock held by ksoftirqd/1/24: #0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:337 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2561 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_core+0xa37/0x17a0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2823 Preemption disabled at: [<ffffffff8161c8c8>] softirq_handle_begin kernel/softirq.c:402 [inline] [<ffffffff8161c8c8>] handle_softirqs+0x128/0x9b0 kernel/softirq.c:537 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00174-ga024e377efed #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 __might_resched+0x5d4/0x780 kernel/sched/core.c:8758 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:562 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x131/0xee0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:735 crypto_put_default_null_skcipher+0x18/0x70 crypto/crypto_null.c:179 aead_release+0x3d/0x50 crypto/algif_aead.c:489 alg_do_release crypto/af_alg.c:118 [inline] alg_sock_destruct+0x86/0xc0 crypto/af_alg.c:502 __sk_destruct+0x58/0x5f0 net/core/sock.c:2260 rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2567 [inline] rcu_core+0xaaa/0x17a0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2823 handle_softirqs+0x2d4/0x9b0 kernel/softirq.c:561 run_ksoftirqd+0xca/0x130 kernel/softirq.c:950 smpboot_thread_fn+0x544/0xa30 kernel/smpboot.c:164 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 </TASK>

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57903?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: restrict SO_REUSEPORT to inet sockets After blamed commit, crypto sockets could accidentally be destroyed from RCU call back, as spotted by zyzbot [1]. Trying to acquire a mutex in RCU callback is not allowed. Restrict SO_REUSEPORT socket option to inet sockets. v1 of this patch supported TCP, UDP and SCTP sockets, but fcnal-test.sh test needed RAW and ICMP support. [1] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:562 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 24, name: ksoftirqd/1 preempt_count: 100, expected: 0 RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 1 lock held by ksoftirqd/1/24: #0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:337 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2561 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e937ba0 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_core+0xa37/0x17a0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2823 Preemption disabled at: [<ffffffff8161c8c8>] softirq_handle_begin kernel/softirq.c:402 [inline] [<ffffffff8161c8c8>] handle_softirqs+0x128/0x9b0 kernel/softirq.c:537 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 24 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00174-ga024e377efed #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120 __might_resched+0x5d4/0x780 kernel/sched/core.c:8758 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:562 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x131/0xee0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:735 crypto_put_default_null_skcipher+0x18/0x70 crypto/crypto_null.c:179 aead_release+0x3d/0x50 crypto/algif_aead.c:489 alg_do_release crypto/af_alg.c:118 [inline] alg_sock_destruct+0x86/0xc0 crypto/af_alg.c:502 __sk_destruct+0x58/0x5f0 net/core/sock.c:2260 rcu_do_batch kernel/rcu/tree.c:2567 [inline] rcu_core+0xaaa/0x17a0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:2823 handle_softirqs+0x2d4/0x9b0 kernel/softirq.c:561 run_ksoftirqd+0xca/0x130 kernel/softirq.c:950 smpboot_thread_fn+0x544/0xa30 kernel/smpboot.c:164 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 </TASK>
How severe is CVE-2024-57903?
CVE-2024-57903 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-57903 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (9th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-57903?
CVE-2024-57903 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 14 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-57903?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-57903 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2024-57903 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-53806.
When was CVE-2024-57903 published?
CVE-2024-57903 was published on 2025-01-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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Affected products (14)

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