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CVE-2024-49981HIGH
Linux Linux — media: venus: fix use after free bug in venus_remove due to race condition
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   H   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.0   .0019    9.2     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    af2c3834c8ca7cc65d15592ac671933df8848115 –  —
  Linux    4.13 –                                      4.19.323
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 21  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-49981 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7 (NVD).
CWE-362, CWE-416 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: venus: fix use after free bug in venus_remove due to race condition in venus_probe, core->work is bound with venus_sys_error_handler, which is used to handle error. The code use core->sys_err_done to make sync work. The core->work is started in venus_event_notify. If we call venus_remove, there might be an unfished work. The possible sequence is as follows: CPU0 CPU1 |venus_sys_error_handler venus_remove | hfi_destroy | venus_hfi_destroy | kfree(hdev); | |hfi_reinit |venus_hfi_queues_reinit |//use hdev Fix it by canceling the work in venus_remove.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
October 21, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-49981 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxaf2c3834c8ca7cc65d15592ac671933df8848115
LinuxLinux4.134.19.323

Weaknesses

CWE-362 · CWE-416

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-49981 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-362 · CWE-416

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