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CVE-2024-55642

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-55642 is a deadlock vulnerability in the Linux kernel's block subsystem, specifically affecting zoned block devices. It occurs when a device queue freeze is initiated while write operations are plugged, and one of these operations fails, leading to a deadlock during error recovery. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), with a local attack vector and high impact on availability, as it can cause system unresponsiveness. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.10, < 6.12.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
8.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0018 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2024-55642Moderate

kernel: block: Prevent potential deadlocks in zone write plug error recovery

Jan 11, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/7fa80134cf266325fa61139320091001c9b3c477
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fe0418eb9bd69a19a948b297c8de815e05f3cde1
Patch