CVE-2024-57888: Linux kernel · workqueue: Do not warn when cancelling WQ_MEM_RECLAIM work from !WQ_MEM_RECLAIM worker
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 14:23 UTC
Rated Low by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Jan 2025
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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to suppress false warnings when cancelling WQ_MEM_RECLAIM work from non-WQ_MEM_RECLAIM workers. Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. No other mitigation actions are required.
Description
CVE-2024-57888 addresses a warning issue in the Linux kernel workqueue subsystem related to cancelling WQ_MEM_RECLAIM work from a non-WQ_MEM_RECLAIM worker context. The fix prevents false positive warnings during cancellation of certain work items, which are safe to cancel despite previous warnings.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d9d93910dc2ec25f66cfaf5d90b74feac109d1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd2a57dcb4de3cb40844a29c71b5d7b46a84334 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb231471a407c96e114070bf828cd2378fdf431 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/de35994ecd2dd6148ab5a6c5050a1670a04dec77 (opens in a new tab)