Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46740
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97492
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-2024-46740
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 binder_transaction() function in drivers/android/binder.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-46740
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a32bfd23022ffa7e152f273fa3fa29befb7d929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8154bb4ab4a01390a3abf1e6afac296e037da4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef79854a04feac5b861f94d7b19cbbe79874117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f79e0b80dc69bd5eaaed70f0df1b558728b4e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f33d9f1d9ac3f0129f8508925000900c2fe5bb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/109e845c1184c9f786d41516348ba3efd9112792
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df153652cc46545722879415937582028c18af5
- 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/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.284
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.110
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.51