CVE-2024-46678
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The bonding driver uses a spin lock for ipsec_lock when a mutex is required for safe operation.
- Who is affected
- Linux systems with bonding driver in use for network interface aggregation.
- Urgency
- Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) with potential for deadlock or synchronization issues.
- Action
- Apply the Linux kernel patch that converts ipsec_lock from spin lock to mutex.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2024-46678: bonding: change ipsec_lock from spin lock to mutexmsrc · 2026-08-06
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