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CVE-2024-50027

kernel: thermal: core: Free tzp copy along with the thermal zone

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 21, 2024

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's thermal core component. A local attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability, where a memory object is accessed after it has been released. This improper handling of the thermal zone object during unregistration can lead to a system crash, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

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.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free