# CVE-2024-49924: fbdev: pxafb: Fix possible use after free in pxafb_task()

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's pxafb driver allows local attackers to potentially 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-51523, BELL-CVE-2024-49924, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49924, GHSA-3rvw-7pxp-g8xm, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-49924, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49924

## What is CVE-2024-49924?

CVE-2024-49924 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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:

fbdev: pxafb: Fix possible use after free in pxafb_task()

In the pxafb_probe function, it calls the pxafb_init_fbinfo function,
after which &fbi->task is associated with pxafb_task. Moreover,
within this pxafb_init_fbinfo function, the pxafb_blank function
within the &pxafb_ops struct is capable of scheduling work.

If we remove the module which will call pxafb_remove to make cleanup,
it will call unregister_framebuffer function which can call
do_unregister_framebuffer to free fbi->fb through
put_fb_info(fb_info), while the work mentioned above will be used.
The sequence of operations that may lead to a UAF bug is as follows:

CPU0                                                CPU1

                                   | pxafb_task
pxafb_remove                       |
unregister_framebuffer(info)       |
do_unregister_framebuffer(fb_info) |
put_fb_info(fb_info)               |
// free fbi->fb                    | set_ctrlr_state(fbi, state)
                                   | __pxafb_lcd_power(fbi, 0)
                                   | fbi->lcd_power(on, &fbi->fb.var)
                                   | //use fbi->fb

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

Note that only root user can remove the driver at runtime.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49924?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49924?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-49924 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49924 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49924 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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-2024-49924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2024-49924/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49924/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49924
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49924
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49924

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49924/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.