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debiancveDebian Security Bug TrackerDEBIANCVE:CVE-2023-52864
HistoryMay 21, 2024 - 4:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-52864

2024-05-2116:15:23
Debian Security Bug Tracker
security-tracker.debian.org
2
linux
kernel
vulnerability
wmi
char device

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.1%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: wmi: Fix opening of char device Since commit fa1f68db6ca7 (“drivers: misc: pass miscdevice pointer via file private data”), the miscdevice stores a pointer to itself inside filp->private_data, which means that private_data will not be NULL when wmi_char_open() is called. This might cause memory corruption should wmi_char_open() be unable to find its driver, something which can happen when the associated WMI device is deleted in wmi_free_devices(). Fix the problem by using the miscdevice pointer to retrieve the WMI device data associated with a char device using container_of(). This also avoids wmi_char_open() picking a wrong WMI device bound to a driver with the same name as the original driver.

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.1%

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