CVE-2024-26898

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in ATA over Ethernet Driver via aoecmd_cfg_pkts

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: aoe: fix the potential use-after-free problem in aoecmd_cfg_pkts This patch is against CVE-2023-6270. The description of cve is: A flaw was found in the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux kernel. The aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function improperly updates the refcnt on `struct net_device`, and a use-after-free can be triggered by racing between the free on the struct and the access through the `skbtxq` global queue. This could lead to a denial of service condition or potential code execution. In aoecmd_cfg_pkts(), it always calls dev_put(ifp) when skb initial code is finished. But the net_device ifp will still be used in later tx()->dev_queue_xmit() in kthread. Which means that the dev_put(ifp) should NOT be called in the success path of skb initial code in aoecmd_cfg_pkts(). Otherwise tx() may run into use-after-free because the net_device is freed. This patch removed the dev_put(ifp) in the success path in aoecmd_cfg_pkts(), and added dev_put() after skb xmit in tx().

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 22.2%
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 total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (29)
linux/Kernel 2.6.22 - 4.19.311linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.273linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.153linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.83linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.214linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.23linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.7.11linux
linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.8.2linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.22
Linux/Linux 2.6.22
... and 19 more
Published Apr 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026