CVE-2024-40900

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's cachefiles component, during the flushing of requests, this issue arises when requests are not properly removed from the xarray, leading to a use-after-free condition where a request can be accessed after it has been freed.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.