#VU90197 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26898
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90197
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-2024-26898
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 tx() function in drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c, within the aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function in drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.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/ad80c34944d7175fa1f5c7a55066020002921a99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a54aa506b3b2f31496731039e49778f54eee881
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faf0b4c5e00bb680e8e43ac936df24d3f48c8e65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd09fa80b0765ce68bfae92f4e2f395ccf0fba4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74ca3ef68d2f449bc848c0a814cefc487bf755fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb48680b0255a9e8a9bdc93d6a55b11c31262e62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/079cba4f4e307c69878226fdf5228c20aa1c969c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16fbb80064634b254520a46395e36b87ca4731e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98364e926626c678fb4b9004b75cacf92ff0662
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.311
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.214
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2