CVE-2024-57974: udp: Deal with race between UDP socket address change and rehash
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A race condition exists between UDP socket address changes and socket rehashing.
- Who is affected
- Systems with UDP sockets undergoing address changes are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; CVSS 4.7 indicates lower severity denial of service risk.
- Action
- Apply Linux kernel patches addressing UDP rehashing synchronization when available.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-57974
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-579740.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-57974 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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