CVE-2024-49854

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability occurs in the block layer's BFQ I/O scheduler. It arises when a block layer request queue (bfqq) is freed after a split operation, but a reference to its waker_bfqq is still accessed. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially escalate privileges.

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