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GHSA-cx8j-9h8g-m439

GitHub Security Advisory

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

greybus: Fix use-after-free bug in gb_interface_release due to race condition.

In gb_interface_create, &intf->mode_switch_completion is bound with
gb_interface_mode_switch_work. Then it will be started by
gb_interface_request_mode_switch. Here is the relevant code.
if (!queue_work(system_long_wq, &intf->mode_switch_work)) {
...
}

If we call gb_interface_release to make cleanup, there may be an
unfinished work. This function will call kfree to free the object
"intf". However, if gb_interface_mode_switch_work is scheduled to
run after kfree, it may cause use-after-free error as
gb_interface_mode_switch_work will use the object "intf".
The possible execution flow that may lead to the issue is as follows:

CPU0 CPU1

| gb_interface_create
| gb_interface_request_mode_switch
gb_interface_release |
kfree(intf) (free) |
| gb_interface_mode_switch_work
| mutex_lock(&intf->mutex) (use)

Fix it by canceling the work before kfree.

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-cx8j-9h8g-m439
Published
July 12, 2024 3:31 PM
Last Modified
July 24, 2024 9:31 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Unknown
Primary Package
Unknown
GitHub Reviewed
✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: September 21, 2025 6:29 AM

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