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CVE-2023-52864

2024-05-2100:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
2
linux kernel
platform/x86
wmi
char device
memory corruption
driver
miscdevice

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%