CVE-2024-43864
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 6.3-6.6.45, 6.7-6.10.4, 6.11 - Use-After-Free in CT Entry Update
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix CT entry update leaks of modify header context The cited commit allocates a new modify header to replace the old one when updating CT entry. But if failed to allocate a new one, eg. exceed the max number firmware can support, modify header will be an error pointer that will trigger a panic when deallocating it. And the old modify header point is copied to old attr. When the old attr is freed, the old modify header is lost. Fix it by restoring the old attr to attr when failed to allocate a new modify header context. So when the CT entry is freed, the right modify header context will be freed. And the panic of accessing error pointer is also fixed.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
10.8%
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-416
Status
published
Products (12)
linux/Kernel
6.3.0 - 6.6.45linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.10.4linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.3
Linux/Linux
6.10.4 - 6.10.*
Linux/Linux
6.11
Linux/Linux
6.3
Linux/Linux
6.6.45 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux
94ceffb48eac7692677d8093dcde6965b70c4b35 - 025f2b85a5e5a46df14ecf162c3c80a957a36d0b
Linux/Linux
94ceffb48eac7692677d8093dcde6965b70c4b35 - 89064d09c56b44c668509bf793c410484f63f5ad
Linux/Linux
94ceffb48eac7692677d8093dcde6965b70c4b35 - daab2cc17b6b6ab158566bba037e9551fd432b59
... and 2 more
Published
Aug 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026