CVE-2023-52510

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.12-4.14.327 - Use-After-Free in ca8210_probe

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: ca8210: Fix a potential UAF in ca8210_probe If of_clk_add_provider() fails in ca8210_register_ext_clock(), it calls clk_unregister() to release priv->clk and returns an error. However, the caller ca8210_probe() then calls ca8210_remove(), where priv->clk is freed again in ca8210_unregister_ext_clock(). In this case, a use-after-free may happen in the second time we call clk_unregister(). Fix this by removing the first clk_unregister(). Also, priv->clk could be an error code on failure of clk_register_fixed_rate(). Use IS_ERR_OR_NULL to catch this case in ca8210_unregister_ext_clock().

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.3%
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-416
Status published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux < 4.12
Linux/Linux 4.12
Linux/Linux 4.14.328 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.297 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.199 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.136 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4.259 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.59 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.5.8 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
... and 10 more
Published Mar 02, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026