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CVE-2023-52983

block, bfq: fix uaf for bfqq in bic_set_bfqq()

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.1, 5.15.93, 6.1.11
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block, bfq: fix uaf for bfqq in bic_set_bfqq() After commit 64dc8c732f5c ("block, bfq: fix possible uaf for 'bfqq->bic'"), bic->bfqq will be accessed in bic_set_bfqq(), however, in some context bic->bfqq will be freed, and bic_set_bfqq() is called with the freed bic->bfqq. Fix the problem by always freeing bfqq after bic_set_bfqq().

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From 6.0.16 · fixed in 6.1

  • Linux Linux

    From 5.15.86 · fixed in 5.15.93; From 6.1.2 · fixed in 6.1.11

References 4

git.kernel.org