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CVE-2024-39495

Disclosure Date: July 12, 2024 •
CVE-2024-39495 CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8
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Description

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

greybus: Fix use-after-free bug in gb_interface_release due to race condition.

In gb_interface_create, &intf->mode_switch_completion is bound with
gb_interface_mode_switch_work. Then it will be started by
gb_interface_request_mode_switch. Here is the relevant code.
if (!queue_work(system_long_wq, &intf->mode_switch_work)) {

...

}

If we call gb_interface_release to make cleanup, there may be an
unfinished work. This function will call kfree to free the object
“intf”. However, if gb_interface_mode_switch_work is scheduled to
run after kfree, it may cause use-after-free error as
gb_interface_mode_switch_work will use the object “intf”.
The possible execution flow that may lead to the issue is as follows:

CPU0 CPU1

                        |   gb_interface_create
                        |   gb_interface_request_mode_switch

gb_interface_release |
kfree(intf) (free) |

                        |   gb_interface_mode_switch_work
                        |   mutex_lock(&intf->mutex) (use)

Fix it by canceling the work before kfree.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
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Utility Class
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Ports
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OS
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Vulnerable Versions
Linux 74cd0a421896
Linux not down converted
Prerequisites
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Discovered By
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PoC Author
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Metasploit Module
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Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • linux

Products

  • linux kernel
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