CVE-2024-56764

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 6, 2025

Updated: Feb 11, 2025

CWE ID 416

Summary

CVE-2024-56764 is a newly identified vulnerability in the Linux kernel. The issue lies in the ublk subsystem where gendisk, which is grabbed for aborting inflight requests, may have been freed if the add_disk() function fails. Consequently, use-after-free can occur, leading to potential exploitation. The vulnerability is addressed by the fix, which involves detaching gendisk from the ublk device if add_disk() fails to prevent such occurrences.

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Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/2AeNfQ
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56764
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56764

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