CVE-2024-36479

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fpga: bridge: add owner module and take its refcount The current implementation of the fpga bridge assumes that the low-level module registers a driver for the parent device and uses its owner pointer to take the module's refcount. This approach is problematic since it can lead to a null pointer dereference while attempting to get the bridge if the parent device does not have a driver. To address this problem, add a module owner pointer to the fpga_bridge struct and use it to take the module's refcount. Modify the function for registering a bridge to take an additional owner module parameter and rename it to avoid conflicts. Use the old function name for a helper macro that automatically sets the module that registers the bridge as the owner. This ensures compatibility with existing low-level control modules and reduces the chances of registering a bridge without setting the owner. Also, update the documentation to keep it consistent with the new interface for registering an fpga bridge. Other changes: opportunistically move put_device() from __fpga_bridge_get() to fpga_bridge_get() and of_fpga_bridge_get() to improve code clarity since the bridge device is taken in these functions.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJun 24, 2024
First seenJun 24, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.1.120, 6.6.33, 6.9.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.10 ≤ v < 6.1.120, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.33, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.9.46.1.120, 6.6.33, 6.9.4

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