CVE-2023-52439

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.18.0-4.19.306 - Use-After-Free in uio_open

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open core-1 core-2 ------------------------------------------------------- uio_unregister_device uio_open idev = idr_find() device_unregister(&idev->dev) put_device(&idev->dev) uio_device_release get_device(&idev->dev) kfree(idev) uio_free_minor(minor) uio_release put_device(&idev->dev) kfree(idev) ------------------------------------------------------- In the core-1 uio_unregister_device(), the device_unregister will kfree idev when the idev->dev kobject ref is 1. But after core-1 device_unregister, put_device and before doing kfree, the core-2 may get_device. Then: 1. After core-1 kfree idev, the core-2 will do use-after-free for idev. 2. When core-2 do uio_release and put_device, the idev will be double freed. To address this issue, we can get idev atomic & inc idev reference with minor_lock.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 21.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-415
Status published
Products (22)
Linux/Linux < 4.18
Linux/Linux 13af019c87f2d90e663742cb1a819834048842ae
Linux/Linux 4.14.100 - 4.15
Linux/Linux 4.18
Linux/Linux 4.19.306 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.209 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.148 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4.268 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux 57c5f4df0a5a0ee83df799991251e2ee93a5e4e9 - 0c9ae0b8605078eafc3bea053cc78791e97ba2e2
Linux/Linux 57c5f4df0a5a0ee83df799991251e2ee93a5e4e9 - 17a8519cb359c3b483fb5c7367efa9a8a508bdea
... and 12 more
Published Feb 20, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026