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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2023-52864
HistoryMay 21, 2024 - 4:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-52864

2024-05-2116:15:23
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
linux kernel
vulnerability
platform/x86
char device
memory corruption
driver
wmi device

6.6 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.

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.1%