Use After Free in Openrobotics Robot Operating System
CVE-2024-38923
Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) and Nav2 humble versions were discovered to contain a use-after-free via the nav2_amcl process. This vulnerability is triggered via remotely sending a request to change the value of dynamic-parameter`/amcl odom_frame_id` .
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Openrobotics Robot Operating System — versions 2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ros-navigation/navigation2/issues/4379 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/ros-navigation/navigation2/pull/4397 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/GoesM/ROS-CVE-CNVDs (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38923?
- CVE-2024-38923 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openrobotics Robot Operating System, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38923?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.