Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41057
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94945
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-2024-41057
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 cachefiles_free_volume() function in fs/cachefiles/volume.c, within the cachefiles_withdraw_objects() and cachefiles_withdraw_cache() functions in fs/cachefiles/cache.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41057
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de253177112a47c9af157d23ae934779188b4e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e67589a4a7b7e5660b524d1d5fe61242bcbcc11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef81340401e8a371d6b17f69e76d861920972cfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8f805789072ea7fd39504694b7bd17e5f751c4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.101
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.42