High · published October 21, 2024
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: seeq: Fix use after free vulnerability in ether3 Driver Due to Race Condition
In the ether3_probe function, a timer is initialized with a callback
function ether3_ledoff, bound to &prev(dev)->timer. Once the timer is
started, there is a risk of a race condition if the module or device
is removed, triggering the ether3_remove function to perform cleanup.
The sequence of operations that may lead to a UAF bug is as follows:
CPU0 CPU1
| ether3_ledoff
ether3_remove |
free_netdev(dev); |
put_devic |
kfree(dev); |
| ether3_outw(priv(dev)->regs.config2 |= CFG2_CTRLO, REG_CONFIG2);
| // use dev
Fix it by ensuring that the timer is canceled before proceeding with
the cleanup in ether3_remove.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 4.15, < 5.10.227 | 5.10.227 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.168 | 5.15.168 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.113 | 6.1.113 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.54 | 6.6.54 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.13 | 6.10.13 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.11, < 6.11.2 | 6.11.2 |