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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-53100 is a Linux kernel race condition in the NVMe over TCP driver. Under a specific local timing condition, code can try to lock a mutex after it is destroyed, causing a kernel warning and potential availability impact. It is not described as exposing data or changing data.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate availability risk. Patch on normal kernel maintenance timelines, with higher priority for storage infrastructure using NVMe over TCP or systems where kernel instability would affect critical services.
Technical view
The flaw is CWE-362 in nvme-tcp: nvme_tcp_get_address() can race with nvme_tcp_free_queue() after a queue_lock mutex was added for error recovery. The CVSS vector is local, high complexity, low privilege, no user interaction, with high availability impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to Linux systems using affected kernel versions with NVMe/TCP support present or loaded. Systems not using NVMe over TCP are less likely to encounter the vulnerable path, but kernel inventory is still needed.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The reported evidence is a kernel WARN trace during sysfs address reads while an NVMe/TCP queue is being freed, indicating a reliability and availability issue rather than confirmed weaponized exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence points to a lock lifecycle race: nvme_tcp_get_address() takes queue_lock while nvme_tcp_free_queue() may destroy it. The source bundle provides fixed upstream stable commits and a Debian LTS advisory, but no proof of active exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Apply vendor kernel updates that include the referenced stable fixes.
- For Debian LTS systems, review the linked Debian advisory and update accordingly.
- Check distribution security guidance before applying compensating controls.
- Prioritize systems where NVMe/TCP is enabled, loaded, or operationally important.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Linux kernel versions across hosts using standard asset data.
- Identify systems with nvme_tcp or NVMe over TCP usage.
- Confirm the running kernel includes the relevant stable fix or vendor backport.
- Review kernel logs for related nvme_tcp mutex WARN messages.
- Track remediation through distro package versions, not only upstream commit IDs.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H13.6CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f946479b326a3cbb193f2b8368aed9269514c35CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975cb1d2121511584695d0e47fdb90e6782da007CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e15cebc1b21856944b387f4abd03b66bd3d4f027CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/782373ba27660ba7d330208cf5509ece6feb4545CVE reference, Linux
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.htmlCVE reference, CVE
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CWE details
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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.