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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2023-52629
HistoryMar 29, 2024 - 10:15 a.m.

CVE-2023-52629

2024-03-2910:15:09
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
linux kernel
vulnerability
patch
use-after-free
bug
cleanup
operations
worker
timer
deallocate

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

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

sh: push-switch: Reorder cleanup operations to avoid use-after-free bug

The original code puts flush_work() before timer_shutdown_sync()
in switch_drv_remove(). Although we use flush_work() to stop
the worker, it could be rescheduled in switch_timer(). As a result,
a use-after-free bug can occur. The details are shown below:

  (cpu 0)                    |      (cpu 1)

switch_drv_remove() |
flush_work() |
… | switch_timer // timer
| schedule_work(&psw->work)
timer_shutdown_sync() |
… | switch_work_handler // worker
kfree(psw) // free |
| psw->state = 0 // use

This patch puts timer_shutdown_sync() before flush_work() to
mitigate the bugs. As a result, the worker and timer will be
stopped safely before the deallocate operations.

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

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