Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2024· Updated Aug 1, 2024
Kernel: race condition leads to use after free during vma lock in lock_vma_under_rcu
CVE-2024-1312
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Memory Management subsystem when a user wins two races at the same time with a fail in the mas_prev_slot function. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system.
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Affected products
6cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6+ 3 more
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
- Fedora/Fedorav5
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References
3- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1312mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/mm/memory.cmitre
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