CVE-2024-23848 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free in the Linux kernel CEC driver allows local attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-23848?
CVE-2024-23848 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 23 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel through 6.7.1, there is a use-after-free in cec_queue_msg_fh, related to drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c and drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23848?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23848?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-23848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-33966, AZL-34877, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23848, GHSA-h739-gq5p-h6x4, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23848.