CVE-2024-0217
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in PackageKitd. In some conditions, the order of cleanup mechanics for a transaction could be impacted. As a result, some memory access could occur on memory regions that were previously freed. Once freed, a memory region can be reused for other allocations and any previously stored data in this memory region is considered lost.
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
3.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2024-01-03 17:15:12.110000
Last modified
2026-11-06 14:17:03.040000
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