CVE-2024-27392

HIGH

Linux Kernel 6.8-6.8.1 - Use-After-Free in NVMe Namespace Identification

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme: host: fix double-free of struct nvme_id_ns in ns_update_nuse() When nvme_identify_ns() fails, it frees the pointer to the struct nvme_id_ns before it returns. However, ns_update_nuse() calls kfree() for the pointer even when nvme_identify_ns() fails. This results in KASAN double-free, which was observed with blktests nvme/045 with proposed patches [1] on the kernel v6.8-rc7. Fix the double-free by skipping kfree() when nvme_identify_ns() fails.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 17.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.8.2linux
Linux/Linux < 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.8.2 - 6.8.*
Linux/Linux 6.9
Linux/Linux a1a825ab6a60380240ca136596732fdb80bad87a - 534f9dc7fe495b3f9cc84363898ac50c5a25fccb
Linux/Linux a1a825ab6a60380240ca136596732fdb80bad87a - 8d0d2447394b13fb22a069f0330f9c49b7fff9d3
linux/linux_kernel 6.8 - 6.8.2
Published May 01, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026