Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26598
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90262
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-26598
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 vgic_its_check_cache() and vgic_its_inject_cached_translation() functions in virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26598
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d04acadb6490aa3314f9c9e087691e55de153b88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba7be666740847d967822bed15500656b26bc703
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12c2759ab1343c124ed46ba48f27bd1ef5d2dff4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dba788e25f05209adf2b0175eb1691dc89fb1ba6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b201bf3e9af1b0254243a5881390eda56f72d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3956a1b3dd11f46488c928cb890d6937d1ca80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad362fe07fecf0aba839ff2cc59a3617bd42c33f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.209
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.148
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.269
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.75
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8