CVE-2024-42069
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: Fix possible double free in error handling path When auxiliary_device_add() returns error and then calls auxiliary_device_uninit(), callback function adev_release calls kfree(madev). We shouldn't call kfree(madev) again in the error handling path. Set 'madev' to NULL.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.23%• Percentile: 15%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 6.1.129-1 | < 6.9.8-1 | < 6.9.8-1
- debian•linux-6.1
< 6.1.129-1~deb11u1
- ubuntu•linux
< 6.8.0-48.48
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 6.8.0-1018.20
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8
< 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all | < 5.15.0-1086.95 | < 6.8.0-1017.20
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8
< 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | < 5.15.0-1086.95.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
all | < 5.15.0-1087.96+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 6.8.0-78.78+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all | < 6.8.0-1017.19
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.8
< 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all | < 6.8.0-1013.17
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 6.8.0-1002.4
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.19
all
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References (21)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3243e64eb4d897c3eeb48b2a7221ab5a95e1282a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed45c0a0b662079d4c0e518014cc148c753979b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1864b8224195d0e43ddb92a8151f54f6562090cc
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42069
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42069
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/1864b8224195d0e43ddb92a8151f54f6562090cc
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7089-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7090-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7089-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7089-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7095-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7089-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7089-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7089-6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7089-7
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7156-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7420-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7421-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7460-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-42069