CVE-2024-53240
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/netfront: fix crash when removing device When removing a netfront device directly after a suspend/resume cycle it might happen that the queues have not been setup again, causing a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/netfront: fix crash when removing device When removing a netfront device directly after a suspend/resume cycle it might happen that the queues have not been setup again, causing a crash during the attempt to stop the queues another time. Fix that by checking the queues are existing before trying to stop them. This is XSA-465 / CVE-2024-53240.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5354a9182b6d302ae10367cbec1ca339d4e4e7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20f7f0cf7af5d81b218202ef504223af84b16a8fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2657ba851fa3381256d81e431b20041dc232fd88Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7728e974ffbf14f17648dd92ea640b42b654d47cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b41e6bccf7de93982781be4125211443382e66dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9244fb55f37356f75c739c57323d9422d7aa0f8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9a8f5250aed0948b668c8a4e051e3b0fc29f09Patch
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-465.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.