# CVE-2024-56555: binder: fix OOB in binder_add_freeze_work()

> A race condition in the Linux kernel binder driver allows out-of-bounds access, potentially leading to system crashes or arbitrary 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:** 27 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-56555, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56555, GHSA-q9f3-jcg6-9j2x, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56555

## What is CVE-2024-56555?

CVE-2024-56555 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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 OOB in binder_add_freeze_work()

In binder_add_freeze_work() we iterate over the proc->nodes with the
proc->inner_lock held. However, this lock is temporarily dropped to
acquire the node->lock first (lock nesting order). This can race with
binder_deferred_release() which removes the nodes from the proc->nodes
rbtree and adds them into binder_dead_nodes list. This leads to a broken
iteration in binder_add_freeze_work() as rb_next() will use data from
binder_dead_nodes, triggering an out-of-bounds access:

  ==================================================================
  BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in rb_next+0xfc/0x124
  Read of size 8 at addr ffffcb84285f7170 by task freeze/660

  CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 660 Comm: freeze Not tainted 6.11.0-07343-ga727812a8d45 #18
  Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
  Call trace:
   rb_next+0xfc/0x124
   binder_add_freeze_work+0x344/0x534
   binder_ioctl+0x1e70/0x25ac
   __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x124/0x190

  The buggy address belongs to the variable:
   binder_dead_nodes+0x10/0x40
  [...]
  ==================================================================

This is possible because proc->nodes (rbtree) and binder_dead_nodes
(list) share entries in binder_node through a union:

	struct binder_node {
	[...]
		union {
			struct rb_node rb_node;
			struct hlist_node dead_node;
		};

Fix the race by checking that the proc is still alive. If not, simply
break out of the iteration.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56555?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-56555?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-56555 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56555 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-2024-56555 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-56555 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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-2024-56555 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-2024-56555/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56555/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56555
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56555
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56555

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