CVE-2024-41046 net: ethernet: lantiq_etop: fix double free in detach
A double free vulnerability in the Lantiq Ethernet driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-41046?
CVE-2024-41046 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 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: ethernet: lantiq_etop: fix double free in detach
The number of the currently released descriptor is never incremented which results in the same skb being released multiple times.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41046?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41046?
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-2024-41046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-41046, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41046, GHSA-c3x3-cqcq-2r5x, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41046.