Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57801
Published: January 17, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102908
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-57801
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 mlx5_esw_for_each_rep() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c, within the mlx5_esw_ipsec_restore_dest_uplink() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/ipsec_fs.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57801
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e45dd1622a2c1a83c11bf42fdd8c1810123d6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47c78d3fc26e38ab805613a0f592dc8a820c7c64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a03b368562a7ff5f5f1f63b5adf8309cbdbd5be
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.70