CVE-2024-44974 — Use After Free in Linux
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 4
Latest updateJan 9
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mptcp: pm: avoid possible UaF when selecting endp
select_local_address() and select_signal_address() both select an
endpoint entry from the list inside an RCU protected section, but return
a reference to it, to be read later on. If the entry is dereferenced
after the RCU unlock, reading info could cause a Use-after-Free.
A simple solution is to copy the required info while inside the RCU
protected section to avoid any risk of…
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 Packages14 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0