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CVE-2024-27390

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: remove one synchronize_net() barrier in ipv6_mc_down() As discussed in the pas…

Impact

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: remove one synchronize_net() barrier in ipv6_mc_down() As discussed in the past (commit 2d3916f31891 ("ipv6: fix skb drops in igmp6_event_query() and igmp6_event_report()")) I think the synchronize_net() call in ipv6_mc_down() is not needed. Under load, synchronize_net() can last between 200 usec and 5 ms. KASAN seems to agree as well.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 5.13 before 5.15.153
from 5.16 before 6.1.83
from 6.2 before 6.6.23
from 6.7 before 6.7.11
from 6.8 before 6.8.2

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