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title: "CVE-2024-2002\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2024-2002

Publication date 18 March 2024

Last updated 11 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2002?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A double-free vulnerability was found in libdwarf. In a multiply-corrupted
DWARF object, libdwarf may try to dealloc(free) an allocation twice,
potentially causing unpredictable and various results.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| dwarfutils | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was ignored [changes too intrusive] |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was ignored [changes too intrusive] |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored changes too intrusive |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored changes too intrusive |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-2002)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2002)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-2002)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-2002)

### Other references

* <https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html#DW202402-002>
* <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2002>
* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2267700>
* <https://github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/blob/main/bugxml/data.txt>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2002>
* <https://github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/commit/404e6b1b14f60c81388d50b4239f81d461b3c3ad>