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High · 7.8 CVE-2024-26631 EUVD-2024-23893GHSA-mvgm-595c-w457

ipv6: mcast: fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work

Published Mar 18, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6: mcast: fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work

idev->mc_ifc_count can be written over without proper locking.

Originally found by syzbot [1], fix this issue by encapsulating calls
to mld_ifc_stop_work() (and mld_gq_stop_work() for good measure) with
mutex_lock() and mutex_unlock() accordingly as these functions
should only be called with mc_lock per their declarations.

[1]
BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work

write to 0xffff88813a80c832 of 1 bytes by task 3771 on cpu 0:
mld_ifc_stop_work net/ipv6/mcast.c:1080 [inline]
ipv6_mc_down+0x10a/0x280 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2725
addrconf_ifdown+0xe32/0xf10 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3949
addrconf_notify+0x310/0x980
notifier_call_chain kernel/notifier.c:93 [inline]
raw_notifier_call_chain+0x6b/0x1c0 kernel/notifier.c:461
__dev_notify_flags+0x205/0x3d0
dev_change_flags+0xab/0xd0 net/core/dev.c:8685
do_setlink+0x9f6/0x2430 net/core/rtnetlink.c:2916
rtnl_group_changelink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3458 [inline]
__rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3717 [inline]
rtnl_newlink+0xbb3/0x1670 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3754
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x807/0x8c0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6558
netlink_rcv_skb+0x126/0x220 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2545
rtnetlink_rcv+0x1c/0x20 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6576
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1342 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x589/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1368
netlink_sendmsg+0x66e/0x770 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1910
...

write to 0xffff88813a80c832 of 1 bytes by task 22 on cpu 1:
mld_ifc_work+0x54c/0x7b0 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2653
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2627 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0x5b8/0xa30 kernel/workqueue.c:2700
worker_thread+0x525/0x730 kernel/workqueue.c:2781
...

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.13 5.15.148

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.6.15-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.6.15-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.76-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1040.42 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-102.112 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1057.63 USN-6725-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1060.69 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.5 6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1 USN-6819-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1060.69.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1055.63 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.5 6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1 USN-6818-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1054.59 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1040.46 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.5 6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2 USN-6818-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1050.53 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1052.58 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 6.5.0-41.41.1~22.04.1 USN-6818-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1048.48 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1021.22 USN-6818-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1025.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1012.12 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.5 6.5.0-1024.25 USN-6819-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1055.61 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.5 6.5.0-1024.24~22.04.1 USN-6819-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.5 6.5.0-40.40.1~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-starfive-6.5 6.5.0-1015.16~22.04.1 USN-6819-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1030.34 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1057.63~20.04.1 USN-6725-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1055.63~20.04.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-102.112~20.04.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1050.53~20.04.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1052.58~20.04.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1025.25~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1055.61~20.04.1 USN-6725-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1053.57~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2001.1 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1050.52 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1058.66 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1057.63+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1060.69+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-102.112+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 RHSA-2024:9315
RHEL 9 rv +67 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 RHSA-2024:9315
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +4 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.66.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_2 +1 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-10.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-19.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2 1-150600.1.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4 1-150600.13.3.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19 +1 1-150500.11.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1, SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-syms-rt 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +2 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-syms-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.67.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +10 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-rt 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +3 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.66.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +2 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-syms-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.67.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.75-99.163 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-519
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 6.1.75-99.163.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-519

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 ELSA-2024-9315
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 ELSA-2024-9315

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