Denial of service in PackageKit
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-0217 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
PackageKit Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Richard Hughes |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU87936
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0217
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in pk-transaction.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPackageKit: 0.1.0 - 1.2.6
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0217
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256624
http://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/commit/64278c9127e3333342b56ead99556161f7e86f79
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
