5.5

CVE-2024-36924: scsi: lpfc: Release hbalock before calling lpfc_worker_wake_up()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36924DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36924
Published 30-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-36924 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 26 · Related 18
MGASA-2024-0263MGASA-2024-0266RHSA-2024:4823RHSA-2024:4831RHSA-2024:4902RHSA-2024:4928

Timeline

  1. 30-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Release hbalock before calling lpfc_worker_wake_up() lpfc_worker_wake_up() calls the lpfc_work_done() routine, which takes the hbalock. Thus, lpfc_worker_wake_up() should not be called while holding the hbalock to avoid potential deadlock.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu129 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-40.40
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1013.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 92d7f7b0cde3ad2260e7462b40867b57efd49851, < 6503c39398506cadda9f4c81695a9655ca5fb4fd | ≥ 92d7f7b0cde3ad2260e7462b40867b57efd49851, < e8bf2c05e8ad68e90f9d5889a9e4ef3f6fe00683 | ≥ 92d7f7b0cde3ad2260e7462b40867b57efd49851, < ee833d7e62de2b84ed1332d501b67f12e7e5678f | ≥ 92d7f7b0cde3ad2260e7462b40867b57efd49851, < ded20192dff31c91cef2a04f7e20e60e9bb887d3 | 2.6.23
  • linux_kernel< 6.1.91 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.31 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.10 | 6.9:rc1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.94-1 | < 6.8.11-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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