What is CVE-2024-50183?

CVE-2024-50183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2024-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-50183?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50183

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Ensure DA_ID handling completion before deleting an NPIV instance Deleting an NPIV instance requires all fabric ndlps to be released before an NPIV's resources can be torn down. Failure to release fabric ndlps beforehand opens kref imbalance race conditions. Fix by forcing the DA_ID to complete synchronously with usage of wait_queue.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 8ed190a91950564775cbaae9e8e8083a69a8da23, 5.17, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50183?: CVE-2024-50183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2024-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-50183?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.