CVE-2021-47323

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 4.4.276 - Use-After-Free in sc520_wdt Timer Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: sc520_wdt: Fix possible use-after-free in wdt_turnoff() This module's remove path calls del_timer(). However, that function does not wait until the timer handler finishes. This means that the timer handler may still be running after the driver's remove function has finished, which would result in a use-after-free. Fix by calling del_timer_sync(), which makes sure the timer handler has finished, and unable to re-schedule itself.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0116
EPSS Percentile 63.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (21)
Linux/Linux < 2.6.12
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 0015581a79bbf8e521f85dddb7d3e4a66b9f51d4
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 2aef07017fae21c3d8acea9656b10e3b9c0f1e04
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 522e75ed63f67e815d4ec0deace67df22d9ce78e
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 7c56c5508dc20a6b133bc669fc34327a6711c24c
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 90b7c141132244e8e49a34a4c1e445cce33e07f4
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - a173e3b62cf6dd3c4a0a10c8a82eedfcae81a566
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - b3c41ea5bc34d8c7b19e230d80e0e555c6f5057d
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - b4565a8a2d6bffb05bfbec11399d261ec16fe373
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - f0feab82f6a0323f54d85e8b512a2be64f83648a
... and 11 more
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026