Use after free in Alpine Halo9
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Alpine Halo9 prh_l2_sar_data_ind Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine Halo9 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the prh_l2_sar_data_ind function. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-22945
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | Halo9 | 6.0.000 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Halo9 VendorAlpine Affected 6.0.000 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4grv-37wf-jg36
References
Advisory 1
More Alpine Ilx-f509 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15941 Alpine Halo9 Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2024-15918 Stack-based buffer overflow in Alpine Halo9 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2024-15939 OS command injection in Alpine Halo9 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-15912 OS command injection in Alpine Halo9 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-15940 Alpine Halo9 Missing Authentication CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-15938 Improper signature verification in Alpine Halo9 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-23923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-23923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4grv-37wf-jg36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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