Kernel fault via released idpf vport access
Published Nov 19, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
Use-after-free in Linux 6.7 through 6.11.7 and 6.12 release candidates allows local users to trigger a kernel fault via idpf queries. After a failed device reset releases the vport lock and resources, idpf_get_link_ksettings dereferences the released vport pointer while reading link settings. Reachability requires removal or reboot of the device control plane, a failed reset, and a concurrent link-settings request; the documented result is a kernel call trace.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Linux 6.7 through 6.11.7 and 6.12 release candidates allows local users to trigger a kernel fault via idpf queries. After a failed device reset releases the vport lock and resources, idpf_get_link_ksettings dereferences the released vport pointer while reading link settings. Reachability requires removal or reboot of the device control plane, a failed reset, and a concurrent link-settings request; the documented result is a kernel call trace.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50274
- Published
- Nov 19, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=02cbfba1add5bd9088c7d14c6b93b77a6ea8f3bb <81d2fb4c7c18a3b36ba3e00b9d5b753107472d75
- Affected versionversion=02cbfba1add5bd9088c7d14c6b93b77a6ea8f3bb <fa4d906ad0fb63a980a1d586a061c78ea1a345ba
- Affected versionversion=6.7
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