Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44974
Published: September 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96834
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-2024-44974
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 lookup_subflow_by_daddr(), select_local_address(), select_signal_address(), __lookup_addr() and mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr() functions in net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-44974
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9afbbc3fbfca4975eea4aa5b18556db5a0c0b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0201d65d9806d287a00e0ba96f0321835631f63f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48e50dcbcbaaf713d82bf2da5c16aeced94ad07d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.226
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.167
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.109
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.48