In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: Fix use after free on platform_device_register() errors x86_android_tablet_remove() frees the pdevs[] array, so it should not be used after calling x86_android_tablet_remove(). When platform_device_register() fails, store the pdevs[x] PTR_ERR() value into the local ret variable before calling x86_android_tablet_remove() to avoid using pdevs[] after it has been freed.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fae3129c0c08e72b1fe93e61fd8fd203252094a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a98cf79e4dbfa3d0c363e826c65aae089b313c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aac871e493fc8809e60209d9899b1af07e9dbfc8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba0b09a2f327319e252d8f3032019b958c0a5cd9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08adc5177bd4343df09033f62ab562c09ba7f7d cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024102136-CVE-2024-49986-19eb@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49986 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49986 cve-icon
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: Fix use after free on platform_device_register() errors x86_android_tablet_remove() frees the pdevs[] array, so it should not be used after calling x86_android_tablet_remove(). When platform_device_register() fails, store the pdevs[x] PTR_ERR() value into the local ret variable before calling x86_android_tablet_remove() to avoid using pdevs[] after it has been freed.
Title platform/x86: x86-android-tablets: Fix use after free on platform_device_register() errors
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:24:08.353Z

Reserved: 2024-10-21T12:17:06.054Z

Link: CVE-2024-49986

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:24:08.353Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-10-21T18:15:19.020

Modified: 2025-11-03T23:16:37.333

Link: CVE-2024-49986

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-49986 - Bugzilla