# CVE-2024-46740: binder: fix UAF caused by offsets overwrite

> A missing bounds check in the Linux kernel binder driver allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

- **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:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** A-352520660, ASB-A-352520660, AZL-49422, BELL-CVE-2024-46740, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46740, GHSA-qcmc-q53m-hjr7, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46740

## What is CVE-2024-46740?

CVE-2024-46740 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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:

binder: fix UAF caused by offsets overwrite

Binder objects are processed and copied individually into the target
buffer during transactions. Any raw data in-between these objects is
copied as well. However, this raw data copy lacks an out-of-bounds
check. If the raw data exceeds the data section size then the copy
overwrites the offsets section. This eventually triggers an error that
attempts to unwind the processed objects. However, at this point the
offsets used to index these objects are now corrupted.

Unwinding with corrupted offsets can result in decrements of arbitrary
nodes and lead to their premature release. Other users of such nodes are
left with a dangling pointer triggering a use-after-free. This issue is
made evident by the following KASAN report (trimmed):

  ==================================================================
  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c
  Write of size 4 at addr ffff47fc91598f04 by task binder-util/743

  CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 743 Comm: binder-util Not tainted 6.11.0-rc4 #1
  Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
  Call trace:
   _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c
   binder_free_buf+0x128/0x434
   binder_thread_write+0x8a4/0x3260
   binder_ioctl+0x18f0/0x258c
  [...]

  Allocated by task 743:
   __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x110/0x270
   binder_new_node+0x50/0x700
   binder_transaction+0x413c/0x6da8
   binder_thread_write+0x978/0x3260
   binder_ioctl+0x18f0/0x258c
  [...]

  Freed by task 745:
   kfree+0xbc/0x208
   binder_thread_read+0x1c5c/0x37d4
   binder_ioctl+0x16d8/0x258c
  [...]
  ==================================================================

To avoid this issue, let's check that the raw data copy is within the
boundaries of the data section.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46740?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46740?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-46740 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46740 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-2024-46740 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46740 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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-2024-46740 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-2024-46740/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46740/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46740
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46740
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46740

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