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

> A memory leak in the Linux kernel's s390/iucv module allows local attackers to exhaust system memory via MSG_PEEK operations, causing denial of service.

- **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:** 27 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-55533, AZL-55615, BELL-CVE-2024-53210, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53210, GHSA-242f-ccpq-545j, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-53210, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-53210, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53210

## What is CVE-2024-53210?

CVE-2024-53210 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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:

s390/iucv: MSG_PEEK causes memory leak in iucv_sock_destruct()

Passing MSG_PEEK flag to skb_recv_datagram() increments skb refcount
(skb->users) and iucv_sock_recvmsg() does not decrement skb refcount
at exit.
This results in skb memory leak in skb_queue_purge() and WARN_ON in
iucv_sock_destruct() during socket close. To fix this decrease
skb refcount by one if MSG_PEEK is set in order to prevent memory
leak and WARN_ON.

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6292 at net/iucv/af_iucv.c:286 iucv_sock_destruct+0x144/0x1a0 [af_iucv]
CPU: 2 PID: 6292 Comm: afiucv_test_msg Kdump: loaded Tainted: G        W          6.10.0-rc7 #1
Hardware name: IBM 3931 A01 704 (z/VM 7.3.0)
Call Trace:
        [<001587c682c4aa98>] iucv_sock_destruct+0x148/0x1a0 [af_iucv]
        [<001587c682c4a9d0>] iucv_sock_destruct+0x80/0x1a0 [af_iucv]
        [<001587c704117a32>] __sk_destruct+0x52/0x550
        [<001587c704104a54>] __sock_release+0xa4/0x230
        [<001587c704104c0c>] sock_close+0x2c/0x40
        [<001587c702c5f5a8>] __fput+0x2e8/0x970
        [<001587c7024148c4>] task_work_run+0x1c4/0x2c0
        [<001587c7023b0716>] do_exit+0x996/0x1050
        [<001587c7023b13aa>] do_group_exit+0x13a/0x360
        [<001587c7023b1626>] __s390x_sys_exit_group+0x56/0x60
        [<001587c7022bccca>] do_syscall+0x27a/0x380
        [<001587c7049a6a0c>] __do_syscall+0x9c/0x160
        [<001587c7049ce8a8>] system_call+0x70/0x98
        Last Breaking-Event-Address:
        [<001587c682c4a9d4>] iucv_sock_destruct+0x84/0x1a0 [af_iucv]

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53210?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53210?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53210 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53210 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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-2024-53210 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-2024-53210/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53210/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53210
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53210
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53210

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