CVE-2024-0582
High
CVE-2024-0582
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring functionality in how a user registers a buffer ring with IORING_REGISTER_PBUF_RING, mmap() it, and then frees it. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Exploit probability
12.8%
Published
January 16, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 14, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-0582
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A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring functionality in how a user registers a buffer ring with IORING_REGISTER_PBUF_RING, mmap() it, and then frees it. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0582
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2504
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254050
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c392cbecd8eca4c53f2bf508731257d9d0a21c2d