Answer in brief
CVE-2024-43888 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0a97c01cd20bb96359d8c9dedad92a061ed34e0b <4589f77c18dd98b65f45617b6d1e95313cf6fcab || >=0a97c01cd20bb96359d8c9dedad92a061ed34e0b <5161b48712dcd08ec427c450399d4d1483e21dea | 4589f77c18dd98b65f45617b6d1e95313cf6fcab, 5161b48712dcd08ec427c450399d4d1483e21dea |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.8 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup The mem_cgroup_from_slab_obj() is supposed to be called under rcu lock or cgroup_mutex or others which could prevent returned memcg from being freed. Fix it by adding missing rcu read lock. Found by code inspection. [[email protected]: only grab rcu lock when necessary, per Vlastimil]
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2024-43888 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0a97c01cd20bb96359d8c9dedad92a061ed34e0b <4589f77c18dd98b65f45617b6d1e95313cf6fcab || >=0a97c01cd20bb96359d8c9dedad92a061ed34e0b <5161b48712dcd08ec427c450399d4d1483e21dea | 4589f77c18dd98b65f45617b6d1e95313cf6fcab, 5161b48712dcd08ec427c450399d4d1483e21dea |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.8 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: list_lru: fix UAF for memory cgroup The mem_cgroup_from_slab_obj() is supposed to be called under rcu lock or cgroup_mutex or others which could prevent returned memcg from being freed. Fix it by adding missing rcu read lock. Found by code inspection. [[email protected]: only grab rcu lock when necessary, per Vlastimil]
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.