#VU93040 Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38627
Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93040
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38627
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the stm_register_device() function in drivers/hwtracing/stm/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cc30ef8eb6d8f8d6df43152264bbf8835d99931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0450d3f38e7c6c0a7c0afd4182976ee15573695
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/713fc00c571dde4af3db2dbd5d1b0eadc327817b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7419df1acffbcc90037f6b5a2823e81389659b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfd48bb6e62512b9c392c5002c11e1e3b18d247
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/370c480410f60b90ba3e96abe73ead21ec827b20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d782a2db8f7ac49c33b9ca3e835500a28667d1be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df463865ba42b8f88a590326f4c9ea17a1ce459
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.316
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.219
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.278
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33