CVE-2024-58240 | tls: separate no-async decryption request handling from async

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: separate no-async decryption request handling from async If we're not doing async, the handling is much simpler. There's no reference counting, we just need to wait for the completion to wake us up and return its result. We should preferably also use a separate crypto_wait. I'm not seeing a UAF as I did in the past, I think aec7961916f3 ("tls: fix race between async notify and socket close") took care of it. This will make the next fix easier.

Published: 2025-08-28 Last update: 2026-05-12 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-58240 is rated Low Risk (33.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-58240

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-10 0.05% 0.02% -0.03%
2 2025-12-28 0.02% 0.05% +0.03%
3 2025-08-28 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-58240

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-58240

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-58240

GHSA-fpx7-665w-c5c9 · Severity: high — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: separate no-async...

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-58240

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-58240 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-58240
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-58240
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-58240/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-58240 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1414 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1017, ignored 157, released 143, not-affected 94, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-58240

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-58240

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.13, < 6.1.149 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-58240

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