CVE-2024-50055

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: bus: Fix double free in driver API bus_register() For bus_register(), any error which happens after kset_register() will cause that @priv are freed twice, fixed by setting @priv with NULL after the first free.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce15f68abedfae7ae0a35e95895aeddfd0f0c6a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa54a793ba77ef696755b66f3ac4ed00c7d1248	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d885c464c25018b81a6b58f5d548fc2e3ef87dd1	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-10-21 20:15

Updated : 2026-01-05 11:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-50055

Mitre link : CVE-2024-50055

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-50055

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-415

Double Free

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