CVE-2024-38602

ax25: Fix reference count leak issues of ax25_dev

published June 19, 2024

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
11.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ax25: Fix reference count leak issues of ax25_dev

The ax25_addr_ax25dev() and ax25_dev_device_down() exist a reference

count leak issue of the object "ax25_dev".

Memory leak issue in ax25_addr_ax25dev():

The reference count of the object "ax25_dev" can be increased multiple

times in ax25_addr_ax25dev(). This will cause a memory leak.

Memory leak issues in ax25_dev_device_down():

The reference count of ax25_dev is set to 1 in ax25_dev_device_up() and

then increase the reference count when ax25_dev is added to ax25_dev_list.

As a result, the reference count of ax25_dev is 2. But when the device is

shutting down. The ax25_dev_device_down() drops the reference count once

or twice depending on if we goto unlock_put or not, which will cause

memory leak.

As for the issue of ax25_addr_ax25dev(), it is impossible for one pointer

to be on a list twice. So add a break in ax25_addr_ax25dev(). As for the

issue of ax25_dev_device_down(), increase the reference count of ax25_dev

once in ax25_dev_device_up() and decrease the reference count of ax25_dev

after it is removed from the ax25_dev_list.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00212 · 11.0th percentile
Published
2024-06-19T13:48Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 13:48Z
    ax25: Fix reference count leak issues of ax25_dev
    cvelistv5