{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41040 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Apply the vendor's patch.","what":"CVE-2024-41040 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41040 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2024-41040 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41040 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41040/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41040/index.md)","id":"CVE-2024-41040","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41040/index.md","name":"CVE-2024-41040","record":{"aliases":["BELL-CVE-2024-41040","DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41040","GHSA-g37m-wg3j-xw8v","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41040"],"analysis":{"component_type":"kernel","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Linux kernel","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's network scheduler allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"use_after_free"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Linux","cpe":[{"product":"linux_kernel","vendor":"linux"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-416","name":"Use After Free"}],"description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash\n\nKASAN reports the following UAF:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]\n Read of size 1 at addr ffff888c07603600 by task handler130/6469\n\n Call Trace:\n  \u003cIRQ\u003e\n  dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x70\n  print_address_description.constprop.0+0x33/0x3d0\n  print_report+0xc0/0x2b0\n  kasan_report+0xd0/0x120\n  __asan_load1+0x6c/0x80\n  tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]\n  tcf_ct_act+0x886/0x1350 [act_ct]\n  tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0\n  fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]\n  __tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330\n  tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0\n  sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500\n  __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510\n  __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0\n  netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620\n  napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0\n  gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100\n  __napi_poll+0x65/0x310\n  net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0\n  __do_softirq+0x14f/0x491\n  __irq_exit_rcu+0x82/0xc0\n  irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x20\n  common_interrupt+0xa1/0xb0\n  \u003c/IRQ\u003e\n  \u003cTASK\u003e\n  asm_common_interrupt+0x27/0x40\n\n Allocated by task 6469:\n  kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70\n  kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40\n  kasan_save_alloc_info+0x1e/0x40\n  __kasan_krealloc+0x133/0x190\n  krealloc+0xaa/0x130\n  nf_ct_ext_add+0xed/0x230 [nf_conntrack]\n  tcf_ct_act+0x1095/0x1350 [act_ct]\n  tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0\n  fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]\n  __tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330\n  tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0\n  sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500\n  __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510\n  __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0\n  netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620\n  napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0\n  gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100\n  __napi_poll+0x65/0x310\n  net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0\n  __do_softirq+0x14f/0x491\n\n Freed by task 6469:\n  kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70\n  kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40\n  kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x60\n  ____kasan_slab_free+0x180/0x1f0\n  __kasan_slab_free+0x12/0x30\n  slab_free_freelist_hook+0xd2/0x1a0\n  __kmem_cache_free+0x1a2/0x2f0\n  kfree+0x78/0x120\n  nf_conntrack_free+0x74/0x130 [nf_conntrack]\n  nf_ct_destroy+0xb2/0x140 [nf_conntrack]\n  __nf_ct_resolve_clash+0x529/0x5d0 [nf_conntrack]\n  nf_ct_resolve_clash+0xf6/0x490 [nf_conntrack]\n  __nf_conntrack_confirm+0x2c6/0x770 [nf_conntrack]\n  tcf_ct_act+0x12ad/0x1350 [act_ct]\n  tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0\n  fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]\n  __tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330\n  tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0\n  sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500\n  __netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510\n  __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0\n  netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620\n  napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0\n  gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100\n  __napi_poll+0x65/0x310\n  net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0\n  __do_softirq+0x14f/0x491\n\nThe ct may be dropped if a clash has been resolved but is still passed to\nthe tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn function for further usage. This issue\ncan be fixed by retrieving ct from skb again after confirming conntrack.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash","id":"CVE-2024-41040","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"linux:linux_kernel","products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"type":"use_after_free","year":"2024"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":6,"next":{"headline":"udp: Set SOCK_RCU_FREE earlier in udp_lib_get_port().","id":"CVE-2024-41041"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"firmware: cs_dsp: Fix overflow checking of wmfw header","id":"CVE-2024-41039"},"products":["Linux"],"published":"2024-07-29","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write","id":"CVE-2026-53266","kev_date_added":"2026-09-18","published":"2026-06-25"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation","id":"CVE-2013-6282","kev_date_added":"2022-09-15","published":"2013-11-19"},{"cvss_score":8.4,"headline":"Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow","id":"CVE-2022-0185","kev_date_added":"2024-08-21","published":"2022-02-11"},{"cvss_score":8.4,"headline":"Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2013-2094","kev_date_added":"2022-09-15","published":"2013-05-14"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Unspecified","id":"CVE-2026-53362","kev_date_added":"2026-08-27","published":"2026-07-04"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Missing Initialization of a Variable","id":"CVE-2026-46300","kev_date_added":"2026-10-28","published":"2026-05-23"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Linux Kernel Race Condition","id":"CVE-2025-39964","kev_date_added":"2026-09-18","published":"2025-10-13"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-05","vendors":["Linux"]},"summary":"A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's network scheduler allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41040/"}