CVE-2024-49924

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: pxafb: Fix possible use after free in pxafb_task() In the pxafb_probe function, it calls the pxafb_init_fbinfo function, after which &fbi->task is associated with pxafb_task. Moreover, within this pxafb_init_fbinfo function, the pxafb_blank function within the &pxafb_ops struct is capable of scheduling work. If we remove the module which will call pxafb_remove to make cleanup, it will call unregister_framebuffer function which can call do_unregister_framebuffer to free fbi->fb through put_fb_info(fb_info), while the work mentioned above will be used. The sequence of operations that may lead to a UAF bug is as follows: CPU0 CPU1 | pxafb_task pxafb_remove | unregister_framebuffer(info) | do_unregister_framebuffer(fb_info) | put_fb_info(fb_info) | // free fbi->fb | set_ctrlr_state(fbi, state) | __pxafb_lcd_power(fbi, 0) | fbi->lcd_power(on, &fbi->fb.var) | //use fbi->fb Fix it by ensuring that the work is canceled before proceeding with the cleanup in pxafb_remove. Note that only root user can remove the driver at runtime.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedOct 21, 2024
First seenOct 21, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.27 ≤ v < 4.19.323, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.285, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.227, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.168, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.113, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.55, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.10.14, 6.11 ≤ v < 6.11.34.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3
debian debian_linux11.0—

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