Use-after-free in PackageKit - CVE-2024-0217
Published: April 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87936
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0217
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Richard Hughes
Affected software:
PackageKit
PackageKit
Detailed vulnerability description
The 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-0217
Install updates from vendor's website.