CVE-2021-46979

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: core: fix ioctl handlers removal Currently ioctl handlers are removed twice. For the first time during iio_device_unregister() then later on inside iio_device_unregister_eventset() and iio_buffers_free_sysfs_and_mask(). Double free leads to kernel panic. Fix this by not touching ioctl handlers list directly but rather letting code responsible for registration call the matching cleanup routine itself.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab6c935ba3a04317632f3b8b68675bdbaf395303

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/901f84de0e16bde10a72d7eb2f2eb73fcde8fa1a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e1cae5da4096552f7c091476cbadbc0d1817da

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-02-28

Updated: 2024-02-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High