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CVE-2024-53122VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_118_1, kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_131_1, and

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 14:48 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jan 2025

  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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Apply the provided kpatch live patch modules for kernel-4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 from Red Hat's update services. A system reboot is required for the update to take effect. Red Hat provides official patches and guidance on applying these updates. No additional mitigation steps are specified beyond applying the official patches and rebooting.

Description

A race condition vulnerability (CVE-2024-53122) exists in the Linux kernel's Multipath TCP (mptcp) implementation affecting subflow creation in the mptcp_rcv_space_adjust function. This issue is addressed by Red Hat through kernel live patch modules for kernel version 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6. The update requires a system reboot to take effect and is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat.

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