kernel: af_unix: Fix data races in unix_release_sock/unix_stream_sendmsg

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afunix: Fix data races in unixreleasesock/unixstreamsendmsg A data-race condition has been identified in afunix. In one data path, the write function unixreleasesock atomically writes to sk-skshutdown using WRITEONCE. However, on...

SUSE CVE-2024-38596

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afunix: Fix data races in unixreleasesock/unixstreamsendmsg A data-race condition has been identified in afunix. In one data path, the write function unixreleasesock atomically writes to sk-skshutdown using WRITEONCE. However, on...

Linux kernel BPF unix_sock_destructor unix_release_sock DoS

The vulnerabilities of the unixsockdestructor and unixreleasesock functions in the BPF subsystem of Linux kernels involve the use of memory after it has been freed. Exploiting these vulnerabilities can allow a remote attacker to cause service interruptions...

Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by the Linux Foundation's open source operating system Linux. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel that originates from an affected function unixsockdestructor/unixreleasesock in the net/unix/afunix.c file of the component BPF, which could lead to a...