CVE-2024-35811

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel Use-After-Free in brcmf_cfg80211_detach

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Fix use-after-free bug in brcmf_cfg80211_detach This is the candidate patch of CVE-2023-47233 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47233 In brcm80211 driver,it starts with the following invoking chain to start init a timeout worker: ->brcmf_usb_probe ->brcmf_usb_probe_cb ->brcmf_attach ->brcmf_bus_started ->brcmf_cfg80211_attach ->wl_init_priv ->brcmf_init_escan ->INIT_WORK(&cfg->escan_timeout_work, brcmf_cfg80211_escan_timeout_worker); If we disconnect the USB by hotplug, it will call brcmf_usb_disconnect to make cleanup. The invoking chain is : brcmf_usb_disconnect ->brcmf_usb_disconnect_cb ->brcmf_detach ->brcmf_cfg80211_detach ->kfree(cfg); While the timeout woker may still be running. This will cause a use-after-free bug on cfg in brcmf_cfg80211_escan_timeout_worker. Fix it by deleting the timer and canceling the worker in brcmf_cfg80211_detach. [[email protected]: keep timer delete as is and cancel work just before free]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (30)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
linux/Kernel 3.7.0 - 4.19.312linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.274linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.154linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.84linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.215linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.24linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.7.12linux
linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.8.3linux
Linux/Linux < 3.7
... and 20 more
Published May 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026