CVE-2024-27053: Linux kernel · wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU usage in connect path
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in 5.4.0-1128.138~18.04.1 : patch Linux kernel as a priority.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 18:51 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.4.0-1128.138~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1133.140~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1132.141~18.04.1 +65
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6871-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-ibmpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-ibm?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A patch is available and should be applied. Fixed kernel versions include 5.4.0-1128.138~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1133.140~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1132.141~18.04.1, 5.4.0-189.209~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1075.80~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1127.136~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1112.124~18.04.1, 5.4.0-189.209, 5.4.0-1128.138, and 5.15.0-1063.69~20.04.1. Users and administrators should update to these or later kernel versions to remediate the vulnerability. No other specific mitigations are indicated.
Description
CVE-2024-27053 is a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's wifi driver for the wilc1000 device. The issue involves improper use of Read-Copy-Update (RCU) mechanisms in the connect path, which triggers warnings under lockdep and can lead to unsafe pointer dereferences outside of RCU critical sections. This flaw was fixed by ensuring RCU dereferences occur within proper RCU read critical sections. The vulnerability affects multiple Linux kernel versions prior to the fixed releases and has a high CVSS score of 9.1.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27053 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27053 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/205c50306acf58a335eb19fa84e40140f4fe814f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e556006de4ea93abe2b46cba202a2556c544b8b2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4bbf38c350acb6500cbe667b1e2e68f896e4b38 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d80fc436751cfa6b02a8eda74eb6cce7dadfe5a2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/745003b5917b610352f52fe0d11ef658d6471ec2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfd20d5f5c62b5495d6c0016ee6933bd3add7ce (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5800ec78775c0cd646f71eb9bf8402fb794807de (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd50d3ead6e3707bb0a5df7cc832730c93ace3a7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/205c50306acf58a335eb19fa84e40140f4fe814f (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6816-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6817-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-3 (opens in a new tab)