CVE-2024-27043

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: edia: dvbdev: fix a use-after-free In dvb_register_device, *pdvbdev is set equal to dvbdev, which is freed in several error-handling paths. However, *pdvbdev is not set to NULL after dvbdev's deallocation, causing use-after-frees in many places, for example, in the following call chain: budget_register |-> dvb_dmxdev_init |-> dvb_register_device |-> dvb_dmxdev_release |-> dvb_unregister_device |-> dvb_remove_device |-> dvb_device_put |-> kref_put When calling dvb_unregister_device, dmxdev->dvbdev (i.e. *pdvbdev in dvb_register_device) could point to memory that had been freed in dvb_register_device. Thereafter, this pointer is transferred to kref_put and triggering a use-after-free.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 1, 2024
First seenMay 1, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.21 ≤ v < 4.19.311, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.273, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.214, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.153, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.83, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.23, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.7.11, 6.8 ≤ v < 6.8.24.19.311, 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2

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