CVE-2024-43888CWE-416

CVE-2024-43888

High · published August 26, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
11.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup

The mem_cgroup_from_slab_obj() is supposed to be called under rcu lock or

cgroup_mutex or others which could prevent returned memcg from being

freed. Fix it by adding missing rcu read lock.

Found by code inspection.

[[email protected]: only grab rcu lock when necessary, per Vlastimil]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00219 · 11.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2024-08-26T15:15Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.8, < 6.10.56.10.5
linux/linux_kernelall versions—
linux/linux_kernelall versions—
References (2)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4589f77c18dd98b65f45617b6d1e95313cf6fcab · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5161b48712dcd08ec427c450399d4d1483e21dea · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 AUG 10:10Z
    mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup
    cvelistv5