Use After Free Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.7-rc4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6170039
  • published17 Jan 2024
  • disclosed23 Nov 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Nov 2023

CVE-2024-0584  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.7-rc4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via the igmp_start_timer process when handling an IGMP query packet. An attacker with local access can cause a use-after-free error leading to potential privilege escalation or denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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