Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58004

 

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58004

Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104957
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-58004
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the isys_probe() function in drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu6/ipu6-isys.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-58004

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.12.14, 6.13.3, 6.14
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-26.26, 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1010.10, 6.11.0-1013.13, 6.11.0-1015.15, 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1022.22
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1014.15
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1014.15, 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.17

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