Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: arc_emac: Fix use after free in arc_mdio_probe()
If bus->state is equal to MDIOBUS_ALLOCATED, mdiobus_free(bus) will free the "bus". But bus->name is still used in the next line, which will lead to a use after free.
We can fix it by putting the name in a local variable and make the bus->name point to the rodata section "name",then use the name in the error message without referring to bus to avoid the uaf.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 95b5fc03c189e4ea5c63785274cc0b77fcc3a818, < 84c831803785c2c3bec5c28c0e8a0b72f6b41d4d; >= 95b5fc03c189e4ea5c63785274cc0b77fcc3a818, < bc0e610a6eb0d46e4123fafdbe5e6141d9fff3be |
| Linux | Linux | 5.16 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84c831803785c2c3bec5c28c0e8a0b72f6b41d4dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc0e610a6eb0d46e4123fafdbe5e6141d9fff3bePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84c831803785c2c3bec5c28c0e8a0b72f6b41d4dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc0e610a6eb0d46e4123fafdbe5e6141d9fff3bePatch
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 16, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified