First published: Fri Dec 27 2024(Updated: )
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.
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Linux Kernel | >=5.17<6.1.120 | |
Linux Kernel | >=6.2<6.6.64 | |
Linux Kernel | >=6.7<6.11.11 | |
Linux Kernel | >=6.12<6.12.2 | |
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 |
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CVE-2024-53213 is classified with a medium severity level due to its potential impact on system stability.
To fix CVE-2024-53213, upgrade the Linux kernel to versions 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.123-1, 6.1.128-1, 6.12.12-1, or 6.12.15-1.
CVE-2024-53213 affects Linux kernel versions from 5.17 to 6.1.120, 6.2 to 6.6.64, 6.7 to 6.11.11, and 6.12 to 6.12.2.
CVE-2024-53213 is a resource management issue rather than an exploit-based vulnerability.
CVE-2024-53213 describes a double free issue in the USB lan78xx driver leading to potential memory corruption.