xen/netfront: fix crash when removing device
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/netfront: fix crash when removing device When removing a netfront device directly after a suspend/resume cycle it might happen that the queues have not been setup again, causing a crash during the attempt to stop the queues another time. Fix that by checking the queues are existing before trying to stop them. This is XSA-465 / CVE-2024-53240.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0062 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.288, 5.10.232, 5.15.175 +6Red Hat: 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.227 to before 5.4.288; 5.10.159 to before 5.10.232; 5.15.83 to before 5.15.175; 4.19.269 to before 4.20; 6.0.13 to before 6.1 | 5.4.288, 5.10.232, 5.15.175, 4.20, 6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.1 and later | 5.4.288, 5.10.232, 5.15.175, 6.1.121, 6.6.67, 6.12.6, 6.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.227 to before 5.4.288; 5.10.159 to before 5.10.232; 5.15.83 to before 5.15.175; 4.19.269 to before 4.20; 6.0.13 to before 6.1 Fixed in 5.4.288, 5.10.232, 5.15.175, 4.20, 6.1 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1 and later Fixed in 5.4.288, 5.10.232, 5.15.175, 6.1.121, 6.6.67, 6.12.6, 6.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.19.269 to before 4.20; 5.4.227 to before 5.4.288; 5.10.159 to before 5.10.232; 5.15.83 to before 5.15.175; 6.0.13 to before 6.1; 6.1.1 to before 6.1.121; 6.2 to before 6.6.67; 6.7 to before 6.12.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.269 to before 4.20; 5.4.227 to before 5.4.288; 5.10.159 to before 5.10.232; 5.15.83 to before 5.15.175; 6.0.13 to before 6.1; 6.1.1 to before 6.1.121; 6.2 to before 6.6.67; 6.7 to before 6.12.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.288, 5.10.232, 5.15.175, 4.20, 6.1
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.288, 5.10.232, 5.15.175, 6.1.121, 6.6.67, 6.12.6, 6.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-53240
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prjx-w4x5-gf5v
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-22 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20f7f0cf7af5d81b218202ef504223af84b16a8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5354a9182b6d302ae10367cbec1ca339d4e4e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2657ba851fa3381256d81e431b20041dc232fd88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b41e6bccf7de93982781be4125211443382e66d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9a8f5250aed0948b668c8a4e051e3b0fc29f09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7728e974ffbf14f17648dd92ea640b42b654d47c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9244fb55f37356f75c739c57323d9422d7aa0f8
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Sources
- CVE-2024-53240 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-53240 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prjx-w4x5-gf5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-53240 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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