Use After Free in Linux
CVE-2024-26886
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: af_bluetooth: Fix deadlock Attemting to do sock_lock on .recvmsg may cause a deadlock as shown bellow, so instead of using sock_sock this uses sk_receive_queue.lock on bt_sock_ioctl to avoid the UAF: INFO: task kworker/u9:1:121 blocked for more than 30 seconds. Not tainted 6.7.6-lemon #183 Workqueue: hci0 hci_rx_work Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0x37d/0xa00 schedule+0x32/0xe0 __lock_sock+0x68/0xa0 ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10 lock_sock_nested+0x43/0x50 l2cap_sock_recv_cb+0x21/0xa0 l2cap_recv_frame+0x55b/0x30a0 ? psi_task_switch+0xeb/0x270 ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0x93/0x2a0 hci_rx_work+0x33a/0x3f0 process_one_work+0x13a/0x2f0 worker_thread+0x2f0/0x410 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xe0/0x110 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 </TASK>
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 2b16d960c79abc397f102c3d23d30005b68cb036, 6.6.23, 37f71e2c9f515834841826f4eb68ec33cfb2a1ff
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-26886?
- CVE-2024-26886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-26886?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.