# CVE-2024-49874: i3c: master: svc: Fix use after free vulnerability in svc_i3c_master Driver Due to Race Condition

> A race condition in the Linux kernel's svc_i3c_master driver allows a use-after-free, potentially enabling local attackers to execute 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:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-51237, BELL-CVE-2024-49874, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49874, GHSA-wg4j-4q4f-6cfc, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49874

## What is CVE-2024-49874?

CVE-2024-49874 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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:

i3c: master: svc: Fix use after free vulnerability in svc_i3c_master Driver Due to Race Condition

In the svc_i3c_master_probe function, &master->hj_work is bound with
svc_i3c_master_hj_work, &master->ibi_work is bound with
svc_i3c_master_ibi_work. And svc_i3c_master_ibi_work  can start the
hj_work, svc_i3c_master_irq_handler can start the ibi_work.

If we remove the module which will call svc_i3c_master_remove to
make cleanup, it will free master->base through i3c_master_unregister
while the work mentioned above will be used. The sequence of operations
that may lead to a UAF bug is as follows:

CPU0                                         CPU1

                                    | svc_i3c_master_hj_work
svc_i3c_master_remove               |
i3c_master_unregister(&master->base)|
device_unregister(&master->dev)     |
device_release                      |
//free master->base                 |
                                    | i3c_master_do_daa(&master->base)
                                    | //use master->base

Fix it by ensuring that the work is canceled before proceeding with the
cleanup in svc_i3c_master_remove.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49874?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49874?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-49874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2024-49874 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49874 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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-2024-49874 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-2024-49874/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49874/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49874
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49874
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49874

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