kernel: use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation for ADU devices from Ontrak Control Systems, where an attacker with administrative privileges and access to a local account could pre-groom the memory and physically disconnect or unload a module. The attacker must be able to access either of...

kernel: use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation for ADU devices from Ontrak Control Systems, where an attacker with administrative privileges and access to a local account could pre-groom the memory and physically disconnect or unload a module. The attacker must be able to access either of...