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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2023-52439
HistoryFeb 20, 2024 - 9:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-52439

2024-02-2021:15:08
CWE-415
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
linux kernel
uio vulnerability
cve-2023-52439
use-after-free
uio_open
uio_unregister_device
double-free

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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

uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open

core-1 core-2

uio_unregister_device uio_open
idev = idr_find()
device_unregister(&idev->dev)
put_device(&idev->dev)
uio_device_release
get_device(&idev->dev)
kfree(idev)
uio_free_minor(minor)
uio_release
put_device(&idev->dev)
kfree(idev)

In the core-1 uio_unregister_device(), the device_unregister will kfree
idev when the idev->dev kobject ref is 1. But after core-1
device_unregister, put_device and before doing kfree, the core-2 may
get_device. Then:

  1. After core-1 kfree idev, the core-2 will do use-after-free for idev.
  2. When core-2 do uio_release and put_device, the idev will be double
    freed.

To address this issue, we can get idev atomic & inc idev reference with
minor_lock.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.18.04.19.306
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.20.05.4.268
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.5.05.10.209
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.11.05.15.148
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.16.06.1.74
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.2.06.6.13
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange6.7.06.7.1
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch4.18-
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch4.18rc5
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch4.18rc6
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch4.18rc7
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch4.18rc8

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%