5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-48861
"Linux Kernel vdpa Use-After-Free Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: fix use-after-free on vp_vdpa_remove When vp_vdpa driver is unbind, vp_vdpa is freed in vdpa_unregister_device and then vp_vdpa->mdev.pci_dev is dereferenced in vp_modern_remove, triggering use-after-free. Call Trace of unbinding driver free vp_vdpa : do_syscall_64 vfs_write kernfs_fop_write_iter device_release_driver_internal pci_device_remove vp_vdpa_remove vdpa_unregister_device kobject_release device_release kfree Call Trace of dereference vp_vdpa->mdev.pci_dev: vp_modern_remove pci_release_selected_regions pci_release_region pci_resource_len pci_resource_end (dev)->resource[(bar)].end

INFO

Published Date :

July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 23, 2024, 2:51 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1743bc715a3691a63ac21b349079b07bf1b19e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc54ba9932aeaaa1a21fe214af1f446593a78274 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb057b44dbe35ae14527830236a92f51de8f9184 Patch

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1743bc715a3691a63ac21b349079b07bf1b19e No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1743bc715a3691a63ac21b349079b07bf1b19e Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc54ba9932aeaaa1a21fe214af1f446593a78274 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc54ba9932aeaaa1a21fe214af1f446593a78274 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb057b44dbe35ae14527830236a92f51de8f9184 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb057b44dbe35ae14527830236a92f51de8f9184 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.13 up to (excluding) 5.15.29 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.16.15
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: fix use-after-free on vp_vdpa_remove When vp_vdpa driver is unbind, vp_vdpa is freed in vdpa_unregister_device and then vp_vdpa->mdev.pci_dev is dereferenced in vp_modern_remove, triggering use-after-free. Call Trace of unbinding driver free vp_vdpa : do_syscall_64 vfs_write kernfs_fop_write_iter device_release_driver_internal pci_device_remove vp_vdpa_remove vdpa_unregister_device kobject_release device_release kfree Call Trace of dereference vp_vdpa->mdev.pci_dev: vp_modern_remove pci_release_selected_regions pci_release_region pci_resource_len pci_resource_end (dev)->resource[(bar)].end
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1743bc715a3691a63ac21b349079b07bf1b19e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc54ba9932aeaaa1a21fe214af1f446593a78274 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb057b44dbe35ae14527830236a92f51de8f9184 [No types assigned]
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