CVE-2021-47058
regmap: set debugfs_name to NULL after it is freed
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regmap: set debugfs_name to NULL after it is freed There is a upstream commit cffa4b2122f5("regmap:debugfs: Fix a memory leak when calling regmap_attach_dev") that adds a if condition when create name for debugfs_name. With below function invoking logical, debugfs_name is freed in regmap_debugfs_exit(), but it is not created again because of the if condition introduced by above commit. regmap_reinit_cache() regmap_debugfs_exit() ... regmap_debugfs_init() So, set debugfs_name to NULL after it is freed.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dc1554d5f0fdaf47cc5bea442b84b9226fea867
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e569ae1da3a113b3acee8703c94777fd20938a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c764e375ae647832de1ee73d43a4bb3ef8a8f43d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8897f7b2283a500666c85ef06e820df38ed7b52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e41a962f82e7afb5b1ee644f48ad0b3aee656268
References (6)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
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