# CVE-2021-47048: spi: spi-zynqmp-gqspi: fix use-after-free in zynqmp\_qspi\_exec\_op

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-28 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-zynqmp-gqspi: fix use-after-free in zynqmp_qspi_exec_op When handling op->addr, it is using the buffer "tmpbuf" which has been freed. This will trigger a use-after-free KASAN warning. Let's use temporary variables to store op->addr.val and op->cmd.opcode to fix this issue.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1231279389b5e638bc3b66b9741c94077aed4b5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d67e0d6bd92ebbb0294e7062bbf5cdc773764e62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23269ac9f123eca3aea7682d3345c02e71ed696c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2c5bedb2d55dd27c642c7b9fb6886d7ad7bdb58

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