Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-47732
Published: October 21, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98887
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-2024-47732
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 remove_device_compression_modes() function in drivers/crypto/intel/iaa/iaa_crypto_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-47732
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d534b473e2c8d3e4560be2dd6c12a8eb9d61e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66f0be993ba52410edab06124c54ecf143b05c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d3b845a1b10b7b5abdad7ecc69d45b2aab3209
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12