#VU87193 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26622


| Updated: 2025-05-14

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87193

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2024-26622

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 tomoyo_write_control() function. A local  user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.10, 5.10 rc1, 5.10 rc2, 5.10 rc3, 5.10 rc4, 5.10 rc5, 5.10 rc7, 5.10.1, 5.10.2, 5.10.3, 5.10.4, 5.10.5, 5.10.6, 5.10.7, 5.10.8, 5.10.9, 5.10.10, 5.10.11, 5.10.12, 5.10.13, 5.10.14, 5.10.15, 5.10.16, 5.10.17, 5.10.18, 5.10.19, 5.10.20, 5.10.21, 5.10.22, 5.10.23, 5.10.24, 5.10.25, 5.10.26, 5.10.27, 5.10.28, 5.10.29, 5.10.30, 5.10.31, 5.10.32, 5.10.33, 5.10.34, 5.10.35, 5.10.36, 5.10.37, 5.10.38, 5.10.39, 5.10.40, 5.10.41, 5.10.42, 5.10.43, 5.10.44, 5.10.45, 5.10.46, 5.10.47, 5.10.48, 5.10.49, 5.10.50, 5.10.51, 5.10.52, 5.10.53, 5.10.54, 5.10.55, 5.10.56, 5.10.57, 5.10.58, 5.10.59, 5.10.60, 5.10.61, 5.10.62, 5.10.63, 5.10.64, 5.10.65, 5.10.66, 5.10.67, 5.10.68, 5.10.69, 5.10.70, 5.10.71, 5.10.72, 5.10.73, 5.10.74, 5.10.75, 5.10.76, 5.10.77, 5.10.78, 5.10.79, 5.10.80, 5.10.81, 5.10.82, 5.10.83, 5.10.84, 5.10.85, 5.10.86, 5.10.87, 5.10.88, 5.10.89, 5.10.90, 5.10.91, 5.10.92, 5.10.93, 5.10.94, 5.10.95, 5.10.96, 5.10.97, 5.10.98, 5.10.99, 5.10.100, 5.10.101, 5.10.102, 5.10.103, 5.10.104, 5.10.105, 5.10.106, 5.10.107, 5.10.108, 5.10.109, 5.10.110, 5.10.111, 5.10.112, 5.10.113, 5.10.114, 5.10.115, 5.10.116, 5.10.117, 5.10.118, 5.10.119, 5.10.120, 5.10.121, 5.10.122, 5.10.123, 5.10.124, 5.10.125, 5.10.126, 5.10.127, 5.10.128, 5.10.129, 5.10.130, 5.10.131, 5.10.132, 5.10.133, 5.10.134, 5.10.135, 5.10.136, 5.10.137, 5.10.138, 5.10.139, 5.10.140, 5.10.141, 5.10.142, 5.10.143, 5.10.144, 5.10.145, 5.10.146, 5.10.147, 5.10.148, 5.10.149, 5.10.150, 5.10.151, 5.10.152, 5.10.153, 5.10.154, 5.10.155, 5.10.156, 5.10.157, 5.10.158, 5.10.159, 5.10.160, 5.10.161, 5.10.162, 5.10.163, 5.10.164, 5.10.165, 5.10.166, 5.10.167, 5.10.168, 5.10.169, 5.10.170, 5.10.171, 5.10.172, 5.10.173, 5.10.174, 5.10.175, 5.10.176, 5.10.177, 5.10.178, 5.10.179, 5.10.180, 5.10.181, 5.10.182, 5.10.183, 5.10.184, 5.10.185, 5.10.186, 5.10.187, 5.10.188, 5.10.189, 5.10.190, 5.10.191, 5.10.192, 5.10.193, 5.10.194, 5.10.195, 5.10.196, 5.10.197, 5.10.198, 5.10.199, 5.10.200, 5.10.201, 5.10.202, 5.10.203, 5.10.204, 5.10.205, 5.10.206, 5.10.207, 5.10.208, 5.10.209, 5.10.210, 5.10.211, 5.15, 5.15 rc1, 5.15 rc2, 5.15 rc3, 5.15 rc4, 5.15 rc5, 5.15 rc6, 5.15 rc7, 5.15.0, 5.15.1, 5.15.2, 5.15.3, 5.15.4, 5.15.5, 5.15.6, 5.15.7, 5.15.8, 5.15.9, 5.15.10, 5.15.11, 5.15.12, 5.15.13, 5.15.14, 5.15.15, 5.15.16, 5.15.17, 5.15.18, 5.15.19, 5.15.20, 5.15.21, 5.15.22, 5.15.23, 5.15.24, 5.15.25, 5.15.26, 5.15.27, 5.15.28, 5.15.29, 5.15.30, 5.15.31, 5.15.32, 5.15.33, 5.15.34, 5.15.35, 5.15.36, 5.15.37, 5.15.38, 5.15.39, 5.15.40, 5.15.41, 5.15.42, 5.15.43, 5.15.44, 5.15.45, 5.15.46, 5.15.47, 5.15.48, 5.15.49, 5.15.50, 5.15.51, 5.15.52, 5.15.53, 5.15.54, 5.15.55, 5.15.56, 5.15.57, 5.15.58, 5.15.59, 5.15.60, 5.15.61, 5.15.62, 5.15.63, 5.15.64, 5.15.65, 5.15.66, 5.15.67, 5.15.68, 5.15.69, 5.15.70, 5.15.71, 5.15.72, 5.15.73, 5.15.74, 5.15.75, 5.15.76, 5.15.77, 5.15.78, 5.15.79, 5.15.80, 5.15.81, 5.15.82, 5.15.83, 5.15.84, 5.15.85, 5.15.86, 5.15.87, 5.15.88, 5.15.89, 5.15.90, 5.15.91, 5.15.92, 5.15.93, 5.15.94, 5.15.95, 5.15.96, 5.15.97, 5.15.98, 5.15.99, 5.15.100, 5.15.101, 5.15.102, 5.15.103, 5.15.104, 5.15.105, 5.15.106, 5.15.107, 5.15.108, 5.15.109, 5.15.110, 5.15.111, 5.15.112, 5.15.113, 5.15.114, 5.15.115, 5.15.116, 5.15.117, 5.15.118, 5.15.119, 5.15.120, 5.15.121, 5.15.122, 5.15.123, 5.15.124, 5.15.125, 5.15.126, 5.15.127, 5.15.128, 5.15.129, 5.15.130, 5.15.131, 5.15.132, 5.15.133, 5.15.134, 5.15.135, 5.15.136, 5.15.137, 5.15.138, 5.15.139, 5.15.140, 5.15.141, 5.15.142, 5.15.143, 5.15.144, 5.15.145, 5.15.146, 5.15.147, 5.15.148, 5.15.149, 5.15.150, 6.1, 6.1 rc1, 6.1 rc3, 6.1 rc7, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.1.6, 6.1.7, 6.1.8, 6.1.9, 6.1.10, 6.1.11, 6.1.12, 6.1.13, 6.1.14, 6.1.15, 6.1.16, 6.1.17, 6.1.18, 6.1.19, 6.1.20, 6.1.21, 6.1.22, 6.1.23, 6.1.24, 6.1.25, 6.1.26, 6.1.27, 6.1.28, 6.1.29, 6.1.30, 6.1.31, 6.1.32, 6.1.33, 6.1.34, 6.1.35, 6.1.36, 6.1.37, 6.1.38, 6.1.39, 6.1.40, 6.1.41, 6.1.42, 6.1.43, 6.1.44, 6.1.45, 6.1.46, 6.1.47, 6.1.48, 6.1.49, 6.1.50, 6.1.51, 6.1.52, 6.1.53, 6.1.54, 6.1.55, 6.1.56, 6.1.57, 6.1.58, 6.1.59, 6.1.60, 6.1.61, 6.1.62, 6.1.63, 6.1.64, 6.1.65, 6.1.66, 6.1.67, 6.1.68, 6.1.69, 6.1.70, 6.1.71, 6.1.72, 6.1.73, 6.1.74, 6.1.75, 6.1.76, 6.1.77, 6.1.78, 6.1.79, 6.1.80, 6.6, 6.6 rc1, 6.6 rc2, 6.6 rc3, 6.6 rc4, 6.6 rc5, 6.6 rc6, 6.6.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.4, 6.6.5, 6.6.6, 6.6.7, 6.6.8, 6.6.9, 6.6.10, 6.6.11, 6.6.12, 6.6.13, 6.6.14, 6.6.15, 6.6.16, 6.6.17, 6.6.18, 6.6.19, 6.6.20, 6.7, 6.7 rc1, 6.7 rc2, 6.7 rc3, 6.7 rc5, 6.7 rc6, 6.7 rc7, 6.7.1, 6.7.2, 6.7.3, 6.7.4, 6.7.5, 6.7.6, 6.7.7, 6.7.8, 6.8 rc1, 6.8 rc2, 6.8 rc5


External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f03fc340cac9ea1dc63cbf8c93dd2eb0f227815
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.212
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.151
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.81
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.21
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.9
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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