CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-49986

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to use after free has been fixed in case of platform device registration errors.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may face stability issues and potential memory leaks, leading to unexpected crashes.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and improve system stability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: Fix use after free on platform_device_register() errors x86_android_tablet_remove() frees the pdevs[] array, so it should not be used after calling x86_android_tablet_remove(). When platform_device_register() fails, store the pdevs[x] PTR_ERR() value into the local ret variable before calling x86_android_tablet_remove() to avoid using pdevs[] after it has been freed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS