CVE-2024-39292 — Double Free in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.4OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 24
Latest updateSep 23
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: Add winch to winch_handlers before registering winch IRQ
Registering a winch IRQ is racy, an interrupt may occur before the winch is
added to the winch_handlers list.
If that happens, register_winch_irq() adds to that list a winch that is
scheduled to be (or has already been) freed, causing a panic later in
winch_cleanup().
Avoid the race by adding the winch to the winch_handlers list before
registering the IRQ, and roll…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6