{"cve":"CVE-2024-56556","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-27T15:15:14.410","modified":"2026-06-17T08:12:23.020","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbinder: fix node UAF in binder_add_freeze_work()\n\nIn binder_add_freeze_work() we iterate over the proc->nodes with the\nproc->inner_lock held. However, this lock is temporarily dropped in\norder to acquire the node->lock first (lock nesting order). This can\nrace with binder_node_release() and trigger a use-after-free:\n\n  ==================================================================\n  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c\n  Write of size 4 at addr ffff53c04c29dd04 by task freeze/640\n\n  CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 640 Comm: freeze Not tainted 6.11.0-07343-ga727812a8d45 #17\n  Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)\n  Call trace:\n   _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c\n   binder_add_freeze_work+0x148/0x478\n   binder_ioctl+0x1e70/0x25ac\n   __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x124/0x190\n\n  Allocated by task 637:\n   __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x12c/0x27c\n   binder_new_node+0x50/0x700\n   binder_transaction+0x35ac/0x6f74\n   binder_thread_write+0xfb8/0x42a0\n   binder_ioctl+0x18f0/0x25ac\n   __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x124/0x190\n\n  Freed by task 637:\n   kfree+0xf0/0x330\n   binder_thread_read+0x1e88/0x3a68\n   binder_ioctl+0x16d8/0x25ac\n   __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x124/0x190\n  ==================================================================\n\nFix the race by taking a temporary reference on the node before\nreleasing the proc->inner lock. This ensures the node remains alive\nwhile in use.","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-362","CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38fbefeb2c140b581ed7de8117a5c90d6dd89c22","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc8aea47b928cc153b591b3558829ce42f685074"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-56556","score":0.00153,"percentile":0.0438,"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."]}