CVE-2021-46998
"VMware Ethernet enic Use After Free Vulnerability"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethernet:enic: Fix a use after free bug in enic_hard_start_xmit In enic_hard_start_xmit, it calls enic_queue_wq_skb(). Inside enic_queue_wq_skb, if some error happens, the skb will be freed by dev_kfree_skb(skb). But the freed skb is still used in skb_tx_timestamp(skb). My patch makes enic_queue_wq_skb() return error and goto spin_unlock() incase of error. The solution is provided by Govind. See https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/4/30/961.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 28, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 28, 2024, 2:06 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 28, 2024
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethernet:enic: Fix a use after free bug in enic_hard_start_xmit In enic_hard_start_xmit, it calls enic_queue_wq_skb(). Inside enic_queue_wq_skb, if some error happens, the skb will be freed by dev_kfree_skb(skb). But the freed skb is still used in skb_tx_timestamp(skb). My patch makes enic_queue_wq_skb() return error and goto spin_unlock() incase of error. The solution is provided by Govind. See https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/4/30/961. Added Reference Linux https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a87b1f566b5eb2af2857a928f0e2310d900976 [No types assigned] Added Reference Linux https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7f6f07774091a6ddd98500b85386c3c6afb30d3 [No types assigned] Added Reference Linux https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7afdd6aba95c8a526038e7abe283eeac3e4320f1 [No types assigned] Added Reference Linux https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6892396ebf04ea2c021d80e10f4075e014cd7cc3 [No types assigned] Added Reference Linux https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d90529392aaf498dafa95d212295d64b2cea4e24 [No types assigned] Added Reference Linux https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/643001b47adc844ae33510c4bb93c236667008a3 [No types assigned]
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