Kernel memory corruption via I3C removal race
Published Oct 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
A use-after-free in affected Linux SVC I3C master drivers allows local users to corrupt kernel memory during device removal. svc_i3c_master_remove() unregisters and frees master->base without first canceling hj_work and ibi_work, allowing concurrent work to pass the freed object to i3c_master_do_daa(). Reachability requires local low-privileged access, the SVC I3C master driver, and a race between removal cleanup and queued work.
Summary
What happened
A use-after-free in affected Linux SVC I3C master drivers allows local users to corrupt kernel memory during device removal. svc_i3c_master_remove() unregisters and frees master->base without first canceling hj_work and ibi_work, allowing concurrent work to pass the freed object to i3c_master_do_daa(). Reachability requires local low-privileged access, the SVC I3C master driver, and a race between removal cleanup and queued work.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-49874
- Published
- Oct 21, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0f74f8b6675cc36d689abb4d9b3d75ab4049b7d7 <27b55724d3f781dd6e635e89dc6e2fd78fa81a00
- Affected versionversion=0f74f8b6675cc36d689abb4d9b3d75ab4049b7d7 <4318998892bf8fe99f97bea18c37ae7b685af75a
- Affected versionversion=0f74f8b6675cc36d689abb4d9b3d75ab4049b7d7 <4ac637122930cc4ab7e2c22e364cf3aaf96b05b1
- Affected versionversion=0f74f8b6675cc36d689abb4d9b3d75ab4049b7d7 <61850725779709369c7e907ae8c7c75dc7cec4f3
- Affected versionversion=6.4
- Affected versionversion=87e0f28eda36c7843523aa8dd0c5dab3331e9718 <56bddf543d4d7ddeff3f87b554ddacfdf086bffe
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