# CVE-2024-41058: cachefiles: fix slab-use-after-free in fscache_withdraw_volume()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's cachefiles subsystem allows local 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:** 29 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-41058, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41058, GHSA-77q5-g293-rv7c, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41058

## What is CVE-2024-41058?

CVE-2024-41058 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:

cachefiles: fix slab-use-after-free in fscache_withdraw_volume()

We got the following issue in our fault injection stress test:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fscache_withdraw_volume+0x2e1/0x370
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88810680be08 by task ondemand-04-dae/5798

CPU: 0 PID: 5798 Comm: ondemand-04-dae Not tainted 6.8.0-dirty #565
Call Trace:
 kasan_check_range+0xf6/0x1b0
 fscache_withdraw_volume+0x2e1/0x370
 cachefiles_withdraw_volume+0x31/0x50
 cachefiles_withdraw_cache+0x3ad/0x900
 cachefiles_put_unbind_pincount+0x1f6/0x250
 cachefiles_daemon_release+0x13b/0x290
 __fput+0x204/0xa00
 task_work_run+0x139/0x230

Allocated by task 5820:
 __kmalloc+0x1df/0x4b0
 fscache_alloc_volume+0x70/0x600
 __fscache_acquire_volume+0x1c/0x610
 erofs_fscache_register_volume+0x96/0x1a0
 erofs_fscache_register_fs+0x49a/0x690
 erofs_fc_fill_super+0x6c0/0xcc0
 vfs_get_super+0xa9/0x140
 vfs_get_tree+0x8e/0x300
 do_new_mount+0x28c/0x580
 [...]

Freed by task 5820:
 kfree+0xf1/0x2c0
 fscache_put_volume.part.0+0x5cb/0x9e0
 erofs_fscache_unregister_fs+0x157/0x1b0
 erofs_kill_sb+0xd9/0x1c0
 deactivate_locked_super+0xa3/0x100
 vfs_get_super+0x105/0x140
 vfs_get_tree+0x8e/0x300
 do_new_mount+0x28c/0x580
 [...]
==================================================================

Following is the process that triggers the issue:

        mount failed         |         daemon exit
------------------------------------------------------------
 deactivate_locked_super        cachefiles_daemon_release
  erofs_kill_sb
   erofs_fscache_unregister_fs
    fscache_relinquish_volume
     __fscache_relinquish_volume
      fscache_put_volume(fscache_volume, fscache_volume_put_relinquish)
       zero = __refcount_dec_and_test(&fscache_volume->ref, &ref);
                                 cachefiles_put_unbind_pincount
                                  cachefiles_daemon_unbind
                                   cachefiles_withdraw_cache
                                    cachefiles_withdraw_volumes
                                     list_del_init(&volume->cache_link)
       fscache_free_volume(fscache_volume)
        cache->ops->free_volume
         cachefiles_free_volume
          list_del_init(&cachefiles_volume->cache_link);
        kfree(fscache_volume)
                                     cachefiles_withdraw_volume
                                      fscache_withdraw_volume
                                       fscache_volume->n_accesses
                                       // fscache_volume UAF !!!

The fscache_volume in cache->volumes must not have been freed yet, but its
reference count may be 0. So use the new fscache_try_get_volume() helper
function try to get its reference count.

If the reference count of fscache_volume is 0, fscache_put_volume() is
freeing it, so wait for it to be removed from cache->volumes.

If its reference count is not 0, call cachefiles_withdraw_volume() with
reference count protection to avoid the above issue.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41058?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-41058?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-41058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41058 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41058 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41058 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-2024-41058/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41058/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41058
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41058
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41058

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41058/
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