CVE-2024-26598 — Use After Free in Linux
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV8.1OSV7.5OSV6.5OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 23
Latest updateAug 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Avoid potential UAF in LPI translation cache
There is a potential UAF scenario in the case of an LPI translation
cache hit racing with an operation that invalidates the cache, such
as a DISCARD ITS command. The root of the problem is that
vgic_its_check_cache() does not elevate the refcount on the vgic_irq
before dropping the lock that serializes refcount changes.
Have vgic_its_check_cache() raise the re…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux6211753fdfd05af9e08f54c8d0ba3ee516034878 — d04acadb6490aa3314f9c9e087691e55de153b88+7
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0