#VU90891 Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35847

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90891

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35847

CWE-ID: CWE-415

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

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 its_vpe_irq_domain_alloc() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.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

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5417ff561b8ac9a7e53c747b8627a7ab58378ae
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b72d2b1448b682844f995e660b77f2a1fabc1662
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa44d21574751a7d6bca892eb8e0e9ac68372e52
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dbdbe1133911ca7d8466bb86885adec32ad9438
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd681710ab77c8beafe2e263064cb1bd0e2d6ca9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03170e657f62c26834172742492a8cb8077ef792
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b012f77abde89bf0be8a0547636184fea618137
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26591afd33adce296c022e3480dea4282b7ef91

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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.