#VU90229 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26616
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90229
Vulnerability risk: 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-2024-26616
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 scrub_read_endio() and scrub_submit_initial_read() functions in fs/btrfs/scrub.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/642b9c520ef2f104277ad1f902f8526edbe087fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34de0f04684ec00c093a0455648be055f0e8e24f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f546c4282673497a06ecb6190b50ae7f6c85b02f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8