cve 2024 26758

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CVE-2024-26758 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the md (multiple device/RAID) subsystem. It involves a race condition where the recovery thread unregistering logic incorrectly handles suspended arrays, potentially causing the md daemon to hang. This can lead to a reliable local denial-of-service condition if triggered. The fix addresses the race by ensuring proper synchronization during array suspension and recovery thread shutdown. This vulnerability is relevant for systems using software RAID managed by the Linux kernel's md driver, particularly in enterprise and server environments where RAID reliability is critical.

  1. Linux md Race Condition CVE-2024-26758: Fix for Suspended Array Hang

    A subtle race-condition fix in the Linux kernel’s md (multiple device/RAID) subsystem — tracked as CVE-2024-26758 — has been published to address a scenario where the md daemon can hang because the recovery thread unregistering logic incorrectly ignores suspended arrays, creating a reliable...
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