Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26951
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90187
CSH Severity: 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-2024-26951
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 wg_get_device_dump() function in drivers/net/wireguard/netlink.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/f52be46e3e6ecefc2539119784324f0cbc09620a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/710a177f347282eea162aec8712beb1f42d5ad87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7cea3a9af0853fdbb1b16633a458f991dde6aac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13d107794304306164481d31ce33f8fdb25a9c04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bedfe4cfa38771840a355970e4437cd52d4046b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302b2dfc013baca3dea7ceda383930d9297d231d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b6c738673871c9b0edae05d0c97995c1ff08c4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.154
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.84
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.3