{"id":"CVE-2024-0217","title":"Packagekitd: use-after-free in idle function callback","summary":"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,…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"PackageKit","affected":["PackageKit >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.7","PackageKit","compat-PackageKit08","PackageKit","PackageKit (all versions)","PackageKit (all versions)"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-08-26T18:34:30.608642Z"},"published":"2024-01-03","updated":"2026-11-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-06T13:41:04.418Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0217","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0217"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256624","label":"RHBZ#2256624"},{"url":"https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/commit/64278c9127e3333342b56ead99556161f7e86f79"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00226,"epssPercentile":0.13348,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-06T13:52:17.100Z","slug":"CVE-2024-0217","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `PackageKit >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.7`\n- `PackageKit`\n- `compat-PackageKit08`\n- `PackageKit`\n- `PackageKit (all versions)`\n- `PackageKit (all versions)`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}