Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36910
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93345
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-2024-36910
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 hv_uio_cleanup() and hv_uio_probe() functions in drivers/uio/uio_hv_generic.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-36910
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dabf12bf994318d939f70d47cfda30e47abb2c54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6466a0f6d235c8a18c602cb587160d7e49876db9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe2c58602354fbd60680dc42ac3a0b772cda7d23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d788b2fbe6a1a1a9e3db09742b90809d51638b7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.91
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10