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CVE-2024-53210: Linux kernel · s390/iucv: MSG_PEEK causes memory leak in iucv_sock_destruct()

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:46 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to decrement the skb reference count when MSG_PEEK is used, preventing the memory leak and warnings. Users should update to a kernel version that includes this fix.

Description

CVE-2024-53210 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's s390/iucv subsystem where using the MSG_PEEK flag causes a memory leak in the iucv_sock_destruct() function. The flaw arises because the skb reference count is incremented when MSG_PEEK is used but not decremented properly, leading to memory not being freed and warnings during socket closure. This issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel.

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