#VU100707 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53057
Published: November 20, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100707
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53057
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() function in net/sched/sch_api.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7f9a6f97eb067599a74f3bcb6761976b0ed303e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbe778b08b5101df9e89bc06e0a3a7ecd2f4ef20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce691c814bc7a3c30c220ffb5b7422715458fd9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05df1b1dff8f197f1c275b57ccb2ca33021df552
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580b3189c1972aff0f993837567d36392e9d981b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/597cf9748c3477bf61bc35f0634129f56764ad24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9995909615c3431a5304c1210face5f268d24dba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e95c4384438adeaa772caa560244b1a2efef816
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.171
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.116
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.60