A denial of service vulnerability due to a deadlock was found in sctp_auto_asconf_init in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel’s SCTP subsystem. This flaw allows guests with local user privileges to trigger a deadlock and potentially crash the system.
CVE-2024-0639
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2% (6th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5MEDIUMmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 25EG Risk 25/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines. - EPSS PROB
- 0.2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 6th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
January 17, 2024
Last Modified
July 21, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jul 21, 2026commit 6feb37b3b06e (torvalds/linux)
Fix landed in torvalds/linux commit 6feb37b3b06e — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6feb37b3b06e9049e20dcf7e23998f92c9c5be9a2258754 – (CVE-2024-0639) CVE-2024-0639 kernel: potential deadlock on &net->sctp.addr_wq_lock leading to DOS
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258754Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-0639(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2024-0639Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
Kernel: potential deadlock on &net->sctp.addr_wq_lock leading to dos
- GHSA-668p-x3m7-8w6vGitHub Security AdvisoriesMedium
A denial of service vulnerability due to a deadlock was found in sctp_auto_asconf_init in net...
- RHSA-2023:6583Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-tools-azure (4.15.0.1176.191~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
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Debian:11(1)
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| linux | 5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (33 versions) |
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| linux | 6.1.27-1 ... 6.1.38-4~bpo11+1 (8 versions) |
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Debian:13(1)
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| linux | — |
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Debian:14(1)
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| linux | — |
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Weakness Classification(2)
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Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
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