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CVE-2023-52847HIGH
Linux Linux — media: bttv: fix use after free error due to btv->timeout timer
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   H   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.0   .0019    8.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    162e6376ac58440beb6a2d2ee294f5d88ea58dd1 –  —
  Linux    4.15 –                                      4.19.299
TIMELINE
  May 21  Reserved by Linux
  May 21  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2023-52847 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7 (NVD).
CWE-362, CWE-416 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
May 21, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2023-52847 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux162e6376ac58440beb6a2d2ee294f5d88ea58dd1
LinuxLinux4.154.19.299

Weaknesses

CWE-362 · CWE-416

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-52847 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-362 · CWE-416

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