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CVE-2022-49029

hwmon: (ibmpex) Fix possible UAF when ibmpex_register_bmc() fails

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Descriptions

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

hwmon: (ibmpex) Fix possible UAF when ibmpex_register_bmc() fails

Smatch report warning as follows:

drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c:509 ibmpex_register_bmc() warn:
'&data->list' not removed from list

If ibmpex_find_sensors() fails in ibmpex_register_bmc(), data will
be freed, but data->list will not be removed from driver_data.bmc_data,
then list traversal may cause UAF.

Fix by removeing it from driver_data.bmc_data before free().

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Timeline
  • 2024-08-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-10-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-21 CVE Updated
  • ---------- EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
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Linux
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>= 2.6.24 < 4.9.335
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Linux
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>= 2.6.24 < 4.14.301
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.24 < 4.19.268
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Linux
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>= 2.6.24 < 5.4.226
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Linux
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>= 2.6.24 < 5.10.158
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.24 < 5.15.82
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Linux
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>= 2.6.24 < 6.0.12
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Linux
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>= 2.6.24 < 6.1
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