kernel: driver core: Fix uevent_show() vs driver detach race

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's driver core, which can lead to a Denial of Service DoS. A race condition exists between reading device event attributes in sysfs and detaching a device driver. A local user could trigger this flaw by accessing device attributes while a driver is being unboun...

Linux kernel DoS

The vulnerability of the Linux operating system’s kernel component is related to incorrect blocking in the ueventshow function. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

OESA-2024-2294 kernel security update

The Linux Kernel, the operating system core itself. Security Fixes: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: fix invalid unregister error path The error path of seg6init is wrong in case CONFIGIPV6SEG6LWTUNNEL is not defined. In that case if seg6hmacinit fails...

PT-2024-31320

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.6.50 Description The issue is related to a potential deadlock in the Linux kernel's driver core, specifically in the uevent show function. This function wants to de-reference dev-driver-name, but there is no...