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CVE-2021-47311

net: qcom/emac: fix UAF in emac_remove

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

net: qcom/emac: fix UAF in emac_remove

adpt is netdev private data and it cannot be
used after free_netdev() call. Using adpt after free_netdev()
can cause UAF bug. Fix it by moving free_netdev() at the end of the
function.

En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: qcom/emac: corrige UAF en emac_remove adpt son datos privados de netdev y no se pueden usar después de la llamada a free_netdev(). Usar adpt después de free_netdev() puede causar un error en UAF. Solucionadlo moviendo free_netdev() al final de la función.

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's Qualcomm EMAC driver, where the emac_remove function can lead to a use-after-free issue when the driver tries to access data after the network device has been freed, causing instability and a crash in the network subsystem.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
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Linux
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>= 4.9 < 4.14.241
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Linux
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>= 4.9 < 4.19.199
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Linux
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>= 4.9 < 5.4.135
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Linux
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>= 4.9 < 5.10.53
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Linux
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>= 4.9 < 5.13.5
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Linux
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