CVE-2024-40939
Linux Kernel net.wwan iosm Tainted Pointer Delete Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail In case of region creation fail in ipc_devlink_create_region(), previously created regions delete process starts from tainted pointer which actually holds error code value. Fix this bug by decreasing region index before delete. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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Published Date :
July 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 12, 2024, 4:34 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail In case of region creation fail in ipc_devlink_create_region(), previously created regions delete process starts from tainted pointer which actually holds error code value. Fix this bug by decreasing region index before delete. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe394d59cdae81389dbf995e87c83c1acd120597 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d9384870386eb5dc55472ac573ac7756b2050 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a438704d19bdbe246d51d3749b6b3a8fe65afd [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c9a26435413b81799047a7be53255640432547 [No types assigned]
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