Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41087

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Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41087

Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95008
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-2024-41087
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
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 Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 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
Anolis OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
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 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
PowerStore 9200T
PowerStore 9000T
PowerStore 500T
PowerStore 7000T
PowerStore 1000T
PowerStore 1200T
PowerStore 3000T
PowerStore 5200T
PowerStore 5000T
PowerStore 3200T
PowerStoreT OS
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_206-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_53-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_206-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_147-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_147-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_35-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_32-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_133-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_31-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_133-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
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
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
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-syms-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-tools
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-preempt
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-devel
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-al
dtb-socionext
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra
dtb-lg
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amd
dtb-broadcom
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
dtb-qcom
dtb-amlogic
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
dtb-altera
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
kernel-preempt-optional
dlm-kmp-preempt
gfs2-kmp-preempt
kselftests-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
dtb-sprd
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-debug
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-zte
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
dtb-allwinner
dtb-cavium
dtb-renesas
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1120-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)
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-core
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-core
dtb-amazon
dtb-apple
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
reiserfs-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
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-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (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-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-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-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (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-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (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-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (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-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (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)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance

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 ata_host_alloc() function in drivers/ata/libata-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41087

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources