Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58060

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105393

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-2024-58060

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the btf_type_is_void() function in kernel/bpf/btf.c, within the bpf_struct_ops_desc_release() and bpf_struct_ops_desc_init() functions in kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

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

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.12.13
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

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2324fb4e92092837ee278fdd8d60c48ee1a619ce
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96ea081ed52bf077cad6d00153b6fba68e510767
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b777b14c2a4a4e2322daf8e8ffd42d2b88831b17
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.13

• Use-after-free in Linux kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency