Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42280

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Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42280

Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96106
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-2024-42280
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Anolis OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (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-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1136-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1137-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1157-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1167-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1174-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1182-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (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-4.4.0-1138-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-260-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-260-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1175-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-base
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-tools
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
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-headers
kernel-core
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
dtb-socionext
dtb-allwinner
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
dtb-freescale
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-marvell
dtb-cavium
dtb-sprd
dtb-apple
dtb-apm
kselftests-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (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-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (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-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (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-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-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-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (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-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-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-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-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-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

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 hfcmulti_dtmf() and HFC_wait_nodebug() functions in drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42280

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources