Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41012

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Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41012

Published: July 23, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94672
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-2024-41012
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Anolis OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Storage Resource Manager
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
IBM Storage Scale System
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-233-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-233-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1177-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1178-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-263-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-263-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1170-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1185-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1160-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1141-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1139-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1140-aws (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_128-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
perf
kernel-doc
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-modules-internal
linux (Debian package)
kernel-source-vanilla
dtb-cavium
dtb-aarch64
dtb-lg
dtb-amd
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dtb-apple
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-altera
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
dtb-amlogic
dtb-hisilicon
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
dtb-marvell
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-nvidia
dtb-xilinx
dtb-socionext
dtb-amazon
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (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-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
OpenShift Logging
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM API Connect
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 fcntl_setlk() function in fs/locks.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41012

Install update from vendor's website.

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