7.8

CVE-2024-45019: linux Improper Locking

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45019DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45019
Published 11-09-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-45019 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 14
DLA-4008-1DSA-5782-1SUSE-SU-2024:3551-1SUSE-SU-2024:3553-1SUSE-SU-2024:3561-1SUSE-SU-2024:3564-1

Timeline

  1. 11-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Take state lock during tx timeout reporter mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels() requires the state lock taken. The referenced changed in the Fixes tag removed the lock to fix another issue. This patch adds it back but at a later point (when calling mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels()) to avoid the deadlock referenced in the Fixes tag.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu93 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 514232495aa523641febaa58b687fe6df1cd0b73, < 03d3734bd692affe4d0e9c9d638f491aaf37411b | ≥ 8ce3d969348a7c7fa3469588eb1319f9f3cc0eaa, < b3b9a87adee97854bcd71057901d46943076267e | ≥ eab0da38912ebdad922ed0388209f7eb0a5163cd, < 8e57e66ecbdd2fddc9fbf3e984b1c523b70e9809 | ≥ eab0da38912ebdad922ed0388209f7eb0a5163cd, < e6b5afd30b99b43682a7764e1a74a42fe4d5f4b3 | ≥ 6.1.69, < 6.1.107 | ≥ 6.6.8, < 6.6.48 | 6.7
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.1.69, < 6.1.107 | ≥ 6.6.8, < 6.6.48 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.7 | 6.11:rc1 | 6.11:rc2 | 6.11:rc3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.7-1

3 vendors · 96 products

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