#VU96843 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-45003
Published: September 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96843
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-2024-45003
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 inode_lru_list_del(), evict() and inode_lru_isolate() functions in fs/inode.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/3525ad25240dfdd8c78f3470911ed10aa727aa72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03880af02a78bc9a98b5a581f529cf709c88a9b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda54ec82c0f9d05393242b20b13f69b083f7e88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/437741eba63bf4e437e2beb5583f8633556a2b98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9bda5f6012dd00372f3a06a82ed8971a4c57c32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9063ab49c11e9518a3f2352434bb276cc8134c5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a0629834cd82f05d424bbc193374f9a43d1f87d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.225
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.166
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.283
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.107
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.48