CVE-2024-39493
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.19.316 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - Fix ADF_DEV_RESET_SYNC memory leak Using completion_done to determine whether the caller has gone away only works after a complete call. Furthermore it's still possible that the caller has not yet called wait_for_completion, resulting in another potential UAF. Fix this by making the caller use cancel_work_sync and then freeing the memory safely.
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (8)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.19.316
linux/Kernel
< 4.19.316linux
linux/Kernel
< 5.4.278linux
linux/Kernel
< 5.10.219linux
linux/Kernel
< 5.15.161linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.1.94linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.6.34linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.9.5linux
Timeline
Published
Jul 10, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026