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CVE-2024-50059

Disclosure Date: October 21, 2024 •
CVE-2024-50059 CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.0
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Description

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

ntb: ntb_hw_switchtec: Fix use after free vulnerability in switchtec_ntb_remove due to race condition

In the switchtec_ntb_add function, it can call switchtec_ntb_init_sndev
function, then &sndev->check_link_status_work is bound with
check_link_status_work. switchtec_ntb_link_notification may be called
to start the work.

If we remove the module which will call switchtec_ntb_remove to make
cleanup, it will free sndev through kfree(sndev), while the work
mentioned above will be used. The sequence of operations that may lead
to a UAF bug is as follows:

CPU0 CPU1

                    | check_link_status_work

switchtec_ntb_remove |
kfree(sndev); |

                    | if (sndev->link_force_down)
                    | // use sndev

Fix it by ensuring that the work is canceled before proceeding with
the cleanup in switchtec_ntb_remove.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.0 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
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Vulnerable Versions
Linux 5126d8f5567f
Linux not down converted
Prerequisites
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Metasploit Module
Unknown
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Vendors

  • linux

Products

  • linux kernel
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