CVE-2024-40913

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.19-6.1.95 6.2-6.6.35 6.7-6.9.6 - Use-After-Free in Cachefiles Anonymous FD Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: defer exposing anon_fd until after copy_to_user() succeeds After installing the anonymous fd, we can now see it in userland and close it. However, at this point we may not have gotten the reference count of the cache, but we will put it during colse fd, so this may cause a cache UAF. So grab the cache reference count before fd_install(). In addition, by kernel convention, fd is taken over by the user land after fd_install(), and the kernel should not call close_fd() after that, i.e., it should call fd_install() after everything is ready, thus fd_install() is called after copy_to_user() succeeds.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 20.4%
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-416
Status published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel 5.19.0 - 6.1.95linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.35linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.6linux
Linux/Linux < 5.19
Linux/Linux 5.19
Linux/Linux 6.1.95 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.10
Linux/Linux 6.6.35 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.9.6 - 6.9.*
Linux/Linux c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 - 4b4391e77a6bf24cba2ef1590e113d9b73b11039
... and 5 more
Published Jul 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026