# CVE-2024-53047: mptcp: init: protect sched with rcu_read_lock

> A missing RCU lock in Linux kernel MPTCP initialization can cause a warning and potential instability when specific debugging configs are enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-53894, BELL-CVE-2024-53047, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53047, GHSA-276p-5gr8-q5fq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53047

## What is CVE-2024-53047?

CVE-2024-53047 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mptcp: init: protect sched with rcu_read_lock

Enabling CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST with its dependence CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT
creates this splat when an MPTCP socket is created:

  =============================
  WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
  6.12.0-rc2+ #11 Not tainted
  -----------------------------
  net/mptcp/sched.c:44 RCU-list traversed in non-reader section!!

  other info that might help us debug this:

  rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
  no locks held by mptcp_connect/176.

  stack backtrace:
  CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 176 Comm: mptcp_connect Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2+ #11
  Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:123)
   lockdep_rcu_suspicious (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6822)
   mptcp_sched_find (net/mptcp/sched.c:44 (discriminator 7))
   mptcp_init_sock (net/mptcp/protocol.c:2867 (discriminator 1))
   ? sock_init_data_uid (arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:28)
   inet_create.part.0.constprop.0 (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:386)
   ? __sock_create (include/linux/rcupdate.h:347 (discriminator 1))
   __sock_create (net/socket.c:1576)
   __sys_socket (net/socket.c:1671)
   ? __pfx___sys_socket (net/socket.c:1712)
   ? do_user_addr_fault (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1419 (discriminator 1))
   __x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1728)
   do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 (discriminator 1))
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)

That's because when the socket is initialised, rcu_read_lock() is not
used despite the explicit comment written above the declaration of
mptcp_sched_find() in sched.c. Adding the missing lock/unlock avoids the
warning.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53047?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53047?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53047 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53047 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53047/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53047/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53047
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53047
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53047

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53047/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.