CVE-2024-53168

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's sunrpc subsystem. A local attacker with the ability to manage network namespaces can trigger a use-after-free vulnerability when shutting down an RPC TCP connection during network namespace cleanup. Because the TCP socket does not hold a reference to the network namespace, subsequent socket timer operations can access freed memory, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) due to a system crash, or potentially allowing privilege escalation.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.