CVE-2024-30964Public exploit

Local code execution via AMCL teardown race

Published Dec 5, 2024 · Updated Dec 6, 2024

Use-after-free in Nav2 for ROS 2 Humble allows local users to execute code by racing initial-pose messages against AMCL shutdown. The nav2_amcl lifecycle teardown resets initial_pose_sub_ while its executor callback can remain active, then frees pf_, allowing handleInitialPose() to access released heap memory. Exploitation requires local access to publish repeated /initial_pose messages while the AMCL node shuts down; the resulting memory corruption can crash the process or execute code in its context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Nav2 for ROS 2 Humble allows local users to execute code by racing initial-pose messages against AMCL shutdown. The nav2_amcl lifecycle teardown resets initial_pose_sub_ while its executor callback can remain active, then frees pf_, allowing handleInitialPose() to access released heap memory. Exploitation requires local access to publish repeated /initial_pose messages while the AMCL node shuts down; the resulting memory corruption can crash the process or execute code in its context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-30964
Published
Dec 5, 2024
Updated
Dec 6, 2024
Vendor
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Product
ROS 2
Classifications
CWE-94
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Open Source Robotics Foundation · ROS 2version=0 <=*
Open Source Robotics Foundation · Nav2version=0 <=*

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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