Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27433
Published: June 3, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90924
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27433
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the clk_mt7622_apmixed_remove() function in drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mt7622-apmixedsys.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27433
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de3340533bd68a7b3d6be1841b8eb3fa6c762fe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3633fed984f1db106ff737a0bb52fadb2d89ac7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa761ce7a1d15cca1a306b3635f81a22b15fee5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32e88f2b20259f5fe4f8eed598bbc85dc4879ed
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2