CVE-2024-38630

2024-06-2111:15:11

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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linux kernel

vulnerability

use-after-free

cpu5wdt.c

resolved

6.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

JSON

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

watchdog: cpu5wdt.c: Fix use-after-free bug caused by cpu5wdt_trigger

When the cpu5wdt module is removing, the origin code uses del_timer() to
de-activate the timer. If the timer handler is running, del_timer() could
not stop it and will return directly. If the port region is released by
release_region() and then the timer handler cpu5wdt_trigger() calls outb()
to write into the region that is released, the use-after-free bug will
happen.

Change del_timer() to timer_shutdown_sync() in order that the timer handler
could be finished before the port region is released.

Affected configurations

Vulners

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange3.8–6.6.33

linuxlinux_kernelRange6.7.0–6.9.4

linuxlinux_kernelRange6.10.0–6.10-rc1

CNA Affected

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    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "e09d9c3e9f85",
        "lessThan": "9b1c063ffc07",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "e09d9c3e9f85",
        "lessThan": "f19686d61650",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "e09d9c3e9f85",
        "lessThan": "573601521277",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "3.8",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "3.8",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.6.33",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.9.4",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.9.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.10-rc1",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]