CVE-2022-48854 net: arc_emac: Fix use after free in arc_mdio_probe()

2024-07-1612:25:20

Linux

www.cve.org

vulnerability

linux kernel

use after free

fix

arc_emac

arc_mdio_probe

mdiobus_allocated

uaf

EPSS

Percentile

9.3%

JSON

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

net: arc_emac: Fix use after free in arc_mdio_probe()

If bus->state is equal to MDIOBUS_ALLOCATED, mdiobus_free(bus) will free
the “bus”. But bus->name is still used in the next line, which will lead
to a use after free.

We can fix it by putting the name in a local variable and make the
bus->name point to the rodata section “name”,then use the name in the
error message without referring to bus to avoid the uaf.

CNA Affected

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    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_mdio.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "95b5fc03c189",
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        "versionType": "git"
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    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_mdio.c"
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    "versions": [
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        "version": "5.16",
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      },
      {
        "version": "0",
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        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.16.15",
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      {
        "version": "5.17",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
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      }
    ]
  }
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