{"cve":"CVE-2024-50059","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-21T20:15:18.057","modified":"2026-08-04T11:21:13.347","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntb: ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix use after free vulnerability in switchtec_ntb_remove due to race condition\n\nIn the switchtec_ntb_add function, it can call switchtec_ntb_init_sndev\nfunction, then &sndev->check_link_status_work is bound with\ncheck_link_status_work. switchtec_ntb_link_notification may be called\nto start the work.\n\nIf we remove the module which will call switchtec_ntb_remove to make\ncleanup, it will free sndev through kfree(sndev), while the work\nmentioned above will be used. The sequence of operations that may lead\nto a UAF bug is as follows:\n\nCPU0                                 CPU1\n\n                        | check_link_status_work\nswitchtec_ntb_remove    |\nkfree(sndev);           |\n                        | if (sndev->link_force_down)\n                        | // use sndev\n\nFix it by ensuring that the work is canceled before proceeding with\nthe cleanup in switchtec_ntb_remove.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177925d9c8715a897bb79eca62628862213ba956","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae45be8492460a35b5aebf6acac1f1d32708946","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5126d8f5567f49b52e21fca320eaa97977055099","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92728fceefdaa2a0a3aae675f86193b006eeaa43","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b650189687822b705711f0567a65a164a314d8df"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-50059","score":0.00234,"percentile":0.14403,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}