What is CVE-2024-49853?

CVE-2024-49853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-49853?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-49853 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Double Free in Linux

CVE-2024-49853

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Fix double free in OPTEE transport Channels can be shared between protocols, avoid freeing the same channel descriptors twice when unloading the stack.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 5f90f189a052f6fc46048f6ce29a37b709548b81, 5.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49853?: CVE-2024-49853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-49853?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49853 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.