Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39494

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Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39494

Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94223
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-2024-39494
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1182-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1138-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1175-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1174-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1167-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1157-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1136-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1117-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1133-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1080-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1138-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-196-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-196-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-260-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1137-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-260-generic (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_200-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_200-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_51-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_47-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-preempt
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_170-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-preempt
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-preempt-devel
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-preempt
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-extra
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-source-vanilla
dtb-allwinner
kernel-obs-qa
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
dtb-amlogic
dtb-cavium
dtb-freescale
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-al
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-amd
dtb-marvell
dtb-arm
dtb-xilinx
dtb-altera
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
dtb-apm
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-mediatek
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-qcom
dtb-lg
dtb-broadcom
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-socionext
dtb-nvidia
dtb-zte
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-exynos
dtb-rockchip
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-196-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1052-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1093-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1100-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1121-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
patch-kernel
kernel-headers
dtb-amazon
dtb-apple
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-122-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1036-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1053-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1063-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1073-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1073-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
PowerStore T
Storage Resource Manager
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
IBM Security Guardium

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 ima_eventname_init_common() function in security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c, within the ima_collect_measurement() and ima_d_path() functions in security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-39494

Install update from vendor's website.

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