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HistoryMay 21, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2023-52847

2024-05-2100:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
5
linux kernel
media
bttv
use after free
bug
timer
race condition

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.0%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media:
bttv: fix use after free error due to btv->timeout timer There may be some
a race condition between timer function bttv_irq_timeout and bttv_remove.
The timer is setup in probe and there is no timer_delete operation in
remove function. When it hit kfree btv, the function might still be
invoked, which will cause use after free bug. This bug is found by static
analysis, it may be false positive. Fix it by adding del_timer_sync
invoking to the remove function. cpu0 cpu1 bttv_probe ->timer_setup
->bttv_set_dma ->mod_timer; bttv_remove ->kfree(btv); ->bttv_irq_timeout
->USE btv

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.0%