binder: fix UAF caused by offsets overwrite
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binder: fix UAF caused by offsets overwrite Binder objects are processed and copied individually into the target buffer during transactions. Any raw data in-between these objects is copied as well. However, this raw data copy lacks an out-of-bounds check. If the raw data exceeds the data section size then the copy overwrites the offsets section. This eventually triggers an error that attempts to unwind the processed objects. However, at this point the offsets used to index these objects are now corrupted. Unwinding with corrupted offsets can result in decrements of arbitrary nodes and lead to their premature release. Other users of such nodes are left with a dangling pointer triggering a use-after-free. This issue is made evident by the following KASAN report (trimmed): ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c Write of size 4 at addr ffff47fc91598f04 by task binder-util/743 CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 743 Comm: binder-util Not tainted 6.11.0-rc4 #1 Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) Call trace: _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c binder_free_buf+0x128/0x434 binder_thread_write+0x8a4/0x3260 binder_ioctl+0x18f0/0x258c [...] Allocated by task 743: __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x110/0x270 binder_new_node+0x50/0x700 binder_transaction+0x413c/0x6da8 binder_thread_write+0x978/0x3260 binder_ioctl+0x18f0/0x258c [...] Freed by task 745: kfree+0xbc/0x208 binder_thread_read+0x1c5c/0x37d4 binder_ioctl+0x16d8/0x258c [...] ================================================================== To avoid this issue, let's check that the raw data copy is within the boundaries of the data section.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.226 to before 5.4.284; 5.10.157 to before 5.10.226; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.167; 5.16.3 to before 5.17 | 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 5.17 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.17 and later | 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.110, 6.6.51, 6.10.10, 6.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.226 to before 5.4.284; 5.10.157 to before 5.10.226; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.167; 5.16.3 to before 5.17 Fixed in 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 5.17 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.17 and later Fixed in 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.110, 6.6.51, 6.10.10, 6.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.226 to before 5.4.284; 5.10.157 to before 5.10.226; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.167; 5.17 to before 6.1.110; 6.2 to before 6.6.51; 6.7 to before 6.10.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.226 to before 5.4.284; 5.10.157 to before 5.10.226; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.167; 5.17 to before 6.1.110; 6.2 to before 6.6.51; 6.7 to before 6.10.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 5.17
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.110, 6.6.51, 6.10.10, 6.11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46740
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcmc-q53m-hjr7
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a32bfd23022ffa7e152f273fa3fa29befb7d929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8154bb4ab4a01390a3abf1e6afac296e037da4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef79854a04feac5b861f94d7b19cbbe79874117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f79e0b80dc69bd5eaaed70f0df1b558728b4e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f33d9f1d9ac3f0129f8508925000900c2fe5bb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/109e845c1184c9f786d41516348ba3efd9112792
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df153652cc46545722879415937582028c18af5
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Sources
- CVE-2024-46740 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-46740 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qcmc-q53m-hjr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-46740 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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