First published: Mon Oct 21 2024(Updated: )
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.
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Linux Kernel | >=4.13<5.10.227 | |
Linux Kernel | >=5.11<5.15.168 | |
Linux Kernel | >=5.16<6.1.113 | |
Linux Kernel | >=6.2<6.6.55 | |
Linux Kernel | >=6.7<6.10.14 | |
Linux Kernel | >=6.11<6.11.3 | |
debian/linux | <=5.10.223-1<=5.10.226-1 | 6.1.123-1 6.1.128-1 6.12.12-1 6.12.15-1 |
debian/linux-6.1 | 6.1.119-1~deb11u1 |
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The severity of CVE-2024-49981 is categorized as a medium risk due to a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel.
To fix CVE-2024-49981, update your Linux kernel to a version that includes the patch, such as version 6.1.123-1 or higher.
CVE-2024-49981 affects multiple versions of the Linux kernel, specifically versions between 4.13 and 5.15, as well as versions between 5.16 and 6.11.
Yes, CVE-2024-49981 is exploitable, allowing attackers to potentially cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Maintainers of Linux kernel distributions are responsible for patching CVE-2024-49981 and providing updated packages to their users.