CVE-2024-35926

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.8-6.8.5 - Use-After-Free in IAA Compression/Decompression Descriptor Handling

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: iaa - Fix async_disable descriptor leak The disable_async paths of iaa_compress/decompress() don't free idxd descriptors in the async_disable case. Currently this only happens in the testcases where req->dst is set to null. Add a test to free them in those paths.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d994f7d77aaded05dc05af58a2720fd4f4b72a83

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/262534ddc88dfea7474ed18adfecf856e4fbe054

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0018

EPSS Percentile 8.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Products (8)

linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.8.6linux

Linux/Linux < 6.8

Linux/Linux 6.8

Linux/Linux 6.8.6 - 6.8.*

Linux/Linux 6.9

Linux/Linux ea7a5cbb43696cfacf73e61916d1860ac30b5b2f - 262534ddc88dfea7474ed18adfecf856e4fbe054

Linux/Linux ea7a5cbb43696cfacf73e61916d1860ac30b5b2f - d994f7d77aaded05dc05af58a2720fd4f4b72a83

linux/linux_kernel 6.8 - 6.8.6

Published May 19, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026