vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-47456): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 22, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: peak_pci: peak_pci_remove(): fix UAF
When remove the module peek_pci, referencing 'chan' again after
releasing 'dev' will cause UAF.
Fix this by releasing 'dev' later.
The following log reveals it:
[ 35.961814 ] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in peak_pci_remove+0x16f/0x270 [peak_pci]
[ 35.963414 ] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888136998ee8 by task modprobe/5537
[ 35.965513 ] Call Trace:
[ 35.965718 ] dump_stack_lvl+0xa8/0xd1
[ 35.966028 ] print_address_description+0x87/0x3b0
[ 35.966420 ] kasan_report+0x172/0x1c0
[ 35.966725 ] ? peak_pci_remove+0x16f/0x270 [peak_pci]
[ 35.967137 ] ? trace_irq_enable_rcuidle+0x10/0x170
[ 35.967529 ] ? peak_pci_remove+0x16f/0x270 [peak_pci]
[ 35.967945 ] __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x14/0x20
[ 35.968346 ] peak_pci_remove+0x16f/0x270 [peak_pci]
[ 35.968752 ] pci_device_remove+0xa9/0x250
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