# CVE-2024-44934: net: bridge: mcast: wait for previous gc cycles when removing port

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel bridge multicast code allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code.

- **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:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-48288, BELL-CVE-2024-44934, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44934, GHSA-3pph-x43c-2v7f, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-44934, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44934

## What is CVE-2024-44934?

CVE-2024-44934 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Aug 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: bridge: mcast: wait for previous gc cycles when removing port

syzbot hit a use-after-free[1] which is caused because the bridge doesn't
make sure that all previous garbage has been collected when removing a
port. What happens is:
      CPU 1                   CPU 2
 start gc cycle           remove port
                         acquire gc lock first
 wait for lock
                         call br_multicasg_gc() directly
 acquire lock now but    free port
 the port can be freed
 while grp timers still
 running

Make sure all previous gc cycles have finished by using flush_work before
freeing the port.

[1]
  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in br_multicast_port_group_expired+0x4c0/0x550 net/bridge/br_multicast.c:861
  Read of size 8 at addr ffff888071d6d000 by task syz.5.1232/9699

  CPU: 1 PID: 9699 Comm: syz.5.1232 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5-syzkaller-00021-g24ca36a562d6 #0
  Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/07/2024
  Call Trace:
   <IRQ>
   __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
   dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:114
   print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
   print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488
   kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601
   br_multicast_port_group_expired+0x4c0/0x550 net/bridge/br_multicast.c:861
   call_timer_fn+0x1a3/0x610 kernel/time/timer.c:1792
   expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1843 [inline]
   __run_timers+0x74b/0xaf0 kernel/time/timer.c:2417
   __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2428 [inline]
   __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2421 [inline]
   run_timer_base+0x111/0x190 kernel/time/timer.c:2437

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44934?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-44934?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-44934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44934 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-2024-44934 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-44934 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Aug 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-2024-44934 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-2024-44934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44934/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44934
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44934
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-44934

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