CVE-2024-0217

CVSS 3.1 Score 3.3 of 10 (low)

Details

Published Jan 3, 2024
Updated: Feb 2, 2024
CWE ID 416

Summary

CVE-2024-0217 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting PackageKitd. Under certain conditions, the cleanup mechanics for a transaction can be disrupted, leading to memory access on previously freed regions. Once memory is freed, it can be reused for new allocations, resulting in the loss of previously stored data in that memory region. This issue poses a potential security risk if an attacker can manipulate the system to access sensitive information that was previously in the memory.

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Affected Products

  • Packagekit Project Packagekit
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Operating System

Affected Vendors

  • Red Hat
  • Fedora Project
  • Packagekit Project