# CVE-2024-26724: net/mlx5: DPLL, Fix possible use after free after delayed work timer triggers
> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mlx5 DPLL driver allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26724, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26724, GHSA-m7cw-25xq-j5wg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26724
## What is CVE-2024-26724?
CVE-2024-26724 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Apr 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, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: DPLL, Fix possible use after free after delayed work timer triggers
I managed to hit following use after free warning recently:
[ 2169.711665] ==================================================================
[ 2169.714009] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __run_timers.part.0+0x179/0x4c0
[ 2169.716293] Write of size 8 at addr ffff88812b326a70 by task swapper/4/0
[ 2169.719022] CPU: 4 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/4 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc2jiri+ #2
[ 2169.720974] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[ 2169.722457] Call Trace:
[ 2169.722756]
[ 2169.723024] dump_stack_lvl+0x58/0xb0
[ 2169.723417] print_report+0xc5/0x630
[ 2169.723807] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x126/0x2b0
[ 2169.724268] kasan_report+0xbe/0xf0
[ 2169.724667] ? __run_timers.part.0+0x179/0x4c0
[ 2169.725116] ? __run_timers.part.0+0x179/0x4c0
[ 2169.725570] __run_timers.part.0+0x179/0x4c0
[ 2169.726003] ? call_timer_fn+0x320/0x320
[ 2169.726404] ? lock_downgrade+0x3a0/0x3a0
[ 2169.726820] ? kvm_clock_get_cycles+0x14/0x20
[ 2169.727257] ? ktime_get+0x92/0x150
[ 2169.727630] ? lapic_next_deadline+0x35/0x60
[ 2169.728069] run_timer_softirq+0x40/0x80
[ 2169.728475] __do_softirq+0x1a1/0x509
[ 2169.728866] irq_exit_rcu+0x95/0xc0
[ 2169.729241] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x80
[ 2169.729718]
[ 2169.729993]
[ 2169.730259] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20
[ 2169.730755] RIP: 0010:default_idle+0x13/0x20
[ 2169.731190] Code: c0 08 00 00 00 4d 29 c8 4c 01 c7 4c 29 c2 e9 72 ff ff ff cc cc cc cc 8b 05 9a 7f 1f 02 85 c0 7e 07 0f 00 2d cf 69 43 00 fb f4 c3 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 65 48 8b 04 25 c0 93 04 00
[ 2169.732759] RSP: 0018:ffff888100dbfe10 EFLAGS: 00000242
[ 2169.733264] RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffff888100d9c200 RCX: ffffffff8241bd62
[ 2169.733925] RDX: ffffed109a848b15 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffffffff8127ac55
[ 2169.734566] RBP: 0000000000000004 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffed109a848b14
[ 2169.735200] R10: ffff8884d42458a3 R11: 000000000000ba7e R12: ffffffff83d7d3a0
[ 2169.735835] R13: 1ffff110201b7fc6 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff888100d9c200
[ 2169.736478] ? ct_kernel_exit.constprop.0+0xa2/0xc0
[ 2169.736954] ? do_idle+0x285/0x290
[ 2169.737323] default_idle_call+0x63/0x90
[ 2169.737730] do_idle+0x285/0x290
[ 2169.738089] ? arch_cpu_idle_exit+0x30/0x30
[ 2169.738511] ? mark_held_locks+0x1a/0x80
[ 2169.738917] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x12e/0x200
[ 2169.739417] cpu_startup_entry+0x30/0x40
[ 2169.739825] start_secondary+0x19a/0x1c0
[ 2169.740229] ? set_cpu_sibling_map+0xbd0/0xbd0
[ 2169.740673] secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0x15d/0x16b
[ 2169.741179]
[ 2169.741686] Allocated by task 1098:
[ 2169.742058] kasan_save_stack+0x1c/0x40
[ 2169.742456] kasan_save_track+0x10/0x30
[ 2169.742852] __kasan_kmalloc+0x83/0x90
[ 2169.743246] mlx5_dpll_probe+0xf5/0x3c0 [mlx5_dpll]
[ 2169.743730] auxiliary_bus_probe+0x62/0xb0
[ 2169.744148] really_probe+0x127/0x590
[ 2169.744534] __driver_probe_device+0xd2/0x200
[ 2169.744973] device_driver_attach+0x6b/0xf0
[ 2169.745402] bind_store+0x90/0xe0
[ 2169.745761] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1df/0x2a0
[ 2169.746210] vfs_write+0x41f/0x790
[ 2169.746579] ksys_write+0xc7/0x160
[ 2169.746947] do_syscall_64+0x6f/0x140
[ 2169.747333] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0x4e
[ 2169.748049] Freed by task 1220:
[ 2169.748393] kasan_save_stack+0x1c/0x40
[ 2169.748789] kasan_save_track+0x10/0x30
[ 2169.749188] kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x50
[ 2169.749621] poison_slab_object+0x106/0x180
[ 2169.750044] __kasan_slab_free+0x14/0x50
[ 2169.750451] kfree+0x118/0x330
[ 2169.750792] mlx5_dpll_remove+0xf5/0x110 [mlx5_dpll]
[ 2169.751271] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x2e/0x40
[ 2169.751694] device_release_driver_internal+0x24b/0x2e0
[ 2169.752191] unbind_store+0xa6/0xb0
[ 2169.752563] kernfs_fo
---truncated---
Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)
## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26724?
It affects 1 product.
Products: Linux kernel.
## How do I fix CVE-2024-26724?
Apply the vendor's patch.
## Is CVE-2024-26724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents
```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26724 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-26724 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26724/index.md)
```
## Sources
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26724
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26724
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26724
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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26724/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.