Use After Free Affecting PackageKit-yum package, versions <0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PACKAGEKITYUM-9599531
  • published2 Apr 2025
  • disclosed3 Jan 2024

Introduced: 3 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0217  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 PackageKit-yum to version 0:1.1.5-2.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2811.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream PackageKit-yum package and not the PackageKit-yum package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free flaw was found in PackageKitd. In some conditions, the order of cleanup mechanics for a transaction could be impacted. As a result, some memory access could occur on memory regions that were previously freed. Once freed, a memory region can be reused for other allocations and any previously stored data in this memory region is considered lost.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1