CVE-2024-53213
Published: January 1, 2025Last modified: January 1, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: lan78xx: Fix double free issue with interrupt buffer allocation In lan78xx_probe(), the buffer `buf` was being freed twice: once implicitly through `usb_free_urb(dev->urb_intr)` with the `URB_FREE_BUFFER` flag and again explicitly by `kfree(buf)`. This caused a double free issue. To resolve this, reordered `kmalloc()` and `usb_alloc_urb()` calls to simplify the initialization sequence and removed the redundant `kfree(buf)`. Now, `buf` is allocated after `usb_alloc_urb()`, ensuring it is correctly managed by `usb_fill_int_urb()` and freed by `usb_free_urb()` as intended.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 | 
| Attack Vector | LOCAL | 
| Attack complexity | LOW | 
| Privileges required | LOW | 
| User interaction | NONE | 
| Scope | UNCHANGED | 
| Confidentiality | HIGH | 
| Integrity impact | HIGH | 
| Availability impact | HIGH | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.120-r0) | 
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) | 
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03819abbeb11117dcbba40bfe322b88c0c88a6b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac9f3c981eeceee2ec4d30d850f4a6f50a1ec40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/977128343fc2a30737399b58df8ea77e94f164bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a422ebec863d99d5607fb41bb7af3347fcb436d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b09512aea6223eec756f52aa584fc29eeab57480