Double free in Linux kernel nvme host driver

1) Double free

EUVDB-ID: #VU95011

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41073

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the nvme_cleanup_cmd() function in drivers/nvme/host/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5942a14f795de957ae9d66027aac8ff4fe70057
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3ab45aacd25d957547fb6d115c1574c20964b3b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae84383c96d6662c24697ab6b44aae855ab670aa
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9fd1265fac85916f90b4648de02adccdb7220b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d574ab37f5f2e7937405613d9b1a724811e5ad

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.