#VU100614 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50280
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100614
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-50280
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 check_migrations(), destroy(), cache_create() and cache_ctr() functions in drivers/md/dm-cache-target.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a754d3c771280f2d06bf8ab716d6a0d36ca256e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cc12dab635333c4ea28e72d7b947be7d0543c2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee3ecda73ce13af7c3e556383342b57e6bd0718
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/135496c208ba26fd68cdef10b64ed7a91ac9a7ff
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61