CVE-2021-47281
HIGHLinux Kernel < 5.10.44 - Use-After-Free in ALSA Sequencer Timer
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: seq: Fix race of snd_seq_timer_open() The timer instance per queue is exclusive, and snd_seq_timer_open() should have managed the concurrent accesses. It looks as if it's checking the already existing timer instance at the beginning, but it's not right, because there is no protection, hence any later concurrent call of snd_seq_timer_open() may override the timer instance easily. This may result in UAF, as the leftover timer instance can keep running while the queue itself gets closed, as spotted by syzkaller recently. For avoiding the race, add a proper check at the assignment of tmr->timeri again, and return -EBUSY if it's been already registered.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
14.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.12
Linux/Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 536a7646c00a0f14fee49e5e313109e5da2f6031
Linux/Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 83e197a8414c0ba545e7e3916ce05f836f349273
Linux/Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - bd7d88b0874f82f7b29d1a53e574cedaf23166ba
Linux/Linux
2.6.12
Linux/Linux
5.10.44 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.12.11 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux
5.13
linux/linux_kernel
5.13 rc1 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.10.44
Published
May 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026