---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `PackageKit >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.7`
- `PackageKit`
- `compat-PackageKit08`
- `PackageKit`
- `PackageKit (all versions)`
- `PackageKit (all versions)`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation 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.