# CVE-2024-50114: KVM: arm64: Unregister redistributor for failed vCPU creation

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel's KVM arm64 subsystem allows local attackers to cause a system crash or potentially 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:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-50114, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50114, GHSA-24c8-3jp4-h926, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50114

## What is CVE-2024-50114?

CVE-2024-50114 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 5 Nov 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:

KVM: arm64: Unregister redistributor for failed vCPU creation

Alex reports that syzkaller has managed to trigger a use-after-free when
tearing down a VM:

  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in kvm_put_kvm+0x300/0xe68 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5769
  Read of size 8 at addr ffffff801c6890d0 by task syz.3.2219/10758

  CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 10758 Comm: syz.3.2219 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-dirty #64
  Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
  Call trace:
   dump_backtrace+0x17c/0x1a8 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:317
   show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:324
   __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline]
   dump_stack_lvl+0x94/0xc0 lib/dump_stack.c:119
   print_report+0x144/0x7a4 mm/kasan/report.c:377
   kasan_report+0xcc/0x128 mm/kasan/report.c:601
   __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x2c mm/kasan/report_generic.c:381
   kvm_put_kvm+0x300/0xe68 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:5769
   kvm_vm_release+0x4c/0x60 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1409
   __fput+0x198/0x71c fs/file_table.c:422
   ____fput+0x20/0x30 fs/file_table.c:450
   task_work_run+0x1cc/0x23c kernel/task_work.c:228
   do_notify_resume+0x144/0x1a0 include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50
   el0_svc+0x64/0x68 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:169
   el0t_64_sync_handler+0x90/0xfc arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:730
   el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:598

Upon closer inspection, it appears that we do not properly tear down the
MMIO registration for a vCPU that fails creation late in the game, e.g.
a vCPU w/ the same ID already exists in the VM.

It is important to consider the context of commit that introduced this bug
by moving the unregistration out of __kvm_vgic_vcpu_destroy(). That
change correctly sought to avoid an srcu v. config_lock inversion by
breaking up the vCPU teardown into two parts, one guarded by the
config_lock.

Fix the use-after-free while avoiding lock inversion by adding a
special-cased unregistration to __kvm_vgic_vcpu_destroy(). This is safe
because failed vCPUs are torn down outside of the config_lock.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50114?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50114?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-50114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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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-2024-50114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50114 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 5 Nov 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-2024-50114 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-2024-50114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50114

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.