5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50023
Linux Kernel net/phy LED Registration Removal
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Remove LED entry from LEDs list on unregister Commit c938ab4da0eb ("net: phy: Manual remove LEDs to ensure correct ordering") correctly fixed a problem with using devm_ but missed removing the LED entry from the LEDs list. This cause kernel panic on specific scenario where the port for the PHY is torn down and up and the kmod for the PHY is removed. On setting the port down the first time, the assosiacted LEDs are correctly unregistered. The associated kmod for the PHY is now removed. The kmod is now added again and the port is now put up, the associated LED are registered again. On putting the port down again for the second time after these step, the LED list now have 4 elements. With the first 2 already unregistered previously and the 2 new one registered again. This cause a kernel panic as the first 2 element should have been removed. Fix this by correctly removing the element when LED is unregistered.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 25, 2024, 3:07 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/143ffa7878e2d9d9c3836ee8304ce4930f7852a3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50b5d74c68e551667e265123659b187a30fe3a5 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba363f4d244269a0ba7abb8df953a244c6749af Patch

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 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/143ffa7878e2d9d9c3836ee8304ce4930f7852a3 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143ffa7878e2d9d9c3836ee8304ce4930f7852a3 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50b5d74c68e551667e265123659b187a30fe3a5 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50b5d74c68e551667e265123659b187a30fe3a5 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba363f4d244269a0ba7abb8df953a244c6749af No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba363f4d244269a0ba7abb8df953a244c6749af Patch
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.4 up to (excluding) 6.6.57 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.11.4 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: Remove LED entry from LEDs list on unregister Commit c938ab4da0eb ("net: phy: Manual remove LEDs to ensure correct ordering") correctly fixed a problem with using devm_ but missed removing the LED entry from the LEDs list. This cause kernel panic on specific scenario where the port for the PHY is torn down and up and the kmod for the PHY is removed. On setting the port down the first time, the assosiacted LEDs are correctly unregistered. The associated kmod for the PHY is now removed. The kmod is now added again and the port is now put up, the associated LED are registered again. On putting the port down again for the second time after these step, the LED list now have 4 elements. With the first 2 already unregistered previously and the 2 new one registered again. This cause a kernel panic as the first 2 element should have been removed. Fix this by correctly removing the element when LED is unregistered.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143ffa7878e2d9d9c3836ee8304ce4930f7852a3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba363f4d244269a0ba7abb8df953a244c6749af [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50b5d74c68e551667e265123659b187a30fe3a5 [No types assigned]
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