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CVE-2024-53227

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: bfa: Fix use-after-free in bfad_im_module_exit() BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __lock_acquire+0x2aca/0x3a20 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881082d80c8 by task modprobe/25303 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x95/0xe0 print_report+0xcb/0x620 kasan_report+0xbd/0xf0 __lock_acquire+0x2aca/0x3a20 lock_acquire+0x19b/0x520 _raw_spin_lock+0x2b/0x40 attribute_container_unregister+0x30/0x160 fc_release_transport+0x19/0x90 [scsi_transport_fc] bfad_im_module_exit+0x23/0x60 [bfa] bfad_init+0xdb/0xff0 [bfa] do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550 do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0 load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0 init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130 idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620 __x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110 do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f </TASK> Allocated by task 25303: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x7f/0x90 fc_attach_transport+0x4f/0x4740 [scsi_transport_fc] bfad_im_module_init+0x17/0x80 [bfa] bfad_init+0x23/0xff0 [bfa] do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550 do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0 load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0 init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130 idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620 __x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110 do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Freed by task 25303: kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x38/0x50 kfree+0x212/0x480 bfad_im_module_init+0x7e/0x80 [bfa] bfad_init+0x23/0xff0 [bfa] do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550 do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0 load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0 init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130 idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620 __x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110 do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Above issue happens as follows: bfad_init error = bfad_im_module_init() fc_release_transport(bfad_im_scsi_transport_template); if (error) goto ext; ext: bfad_im_module_exit(); fc_release_transport(bfad_im_scsi_transport_template); --> Trigger double release Don't call bfad_im_module_exit() if bfad_im_module_init() failed.

CWE-416Use After Free

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days
16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

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