CVE-2024-0217

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in PackageKitd. In some conditions, the order of cleanup mechanics for a transaction could be impacted. As a result, some memory access could occur on memory regions that were previously freed. Once freed, a memory region can be reused for other allocations and any previously stored data in this memory region is considered lost.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-416: Use After Free

Workarounds

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

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0217
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256624
• https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/commit/64278c9127e3333342b56ead99556161f7e86f79

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: partial

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0217
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256624
• https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/commit/64278c9127e3333342b56ead99556161f7e86f79

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