CVE-2021-47082

tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 4, 2024 at 06:06 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev Avoid double free in tun_free_netdev() by moving the dev->tstats and tun->security allocs to a new ndo_init routine (tun_net_init()) that will be called by register_netdevice(). ndo_init is paired with the desctructor (tun_free_netdev()), so if there's an error in register_netdevice() the destructor will handle the frees. BUG: KASAN: double-free or invalid-free in selinux_tun_dev_free_security+0x1a/0x20 security/selinux/hooks.c:5605 CPU: 0 PID: 25750 Comm: syz-executor416 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc2-syzk #1 Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x89/0xb5 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description.constprop.9+0x28/0x160 mm/kasan/report.c:247 kasan_report_invalid_free+0x55/0x80 mm/kasan/report.c:372 ____kasan_slab_free mm/kasan/common.c:346 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x107/0x120 mm/kasan/common.c:374 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:235 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1723 [inline] slab_free_freelist_hook mm/slub.c:1749 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:3513 [inline] kfree+0xac/0x2d0 mm/slub.c:4561 selinux_tun_dev_free_security+0x1a/0x20 security/selinux/hooks.c:5605 security_tun_dev_free_security+0x4f/0x90 security/security.c:2342 tun_free_netdev+0xe6/0x150 drivers/net/tun.c:2215 netdev_run_todo+0x4df/0x840 net/core/dev.c:10627 rtnl_unlock+0x13/0x20 net/core/rtnetlink.c:112 __tun_chr_ioctl+0x80c/0x2870 drivers/net/tun.c:3302 tun_chr_ioctl+0x2f/0x40 drivers/net/tun.c:3311 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:860 [inline] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x19d/0x220 fs/ioctl.c:860 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 3.10.16v ≥ 3.11.5v < 4.19.2803.10.16 ≤ v < 3.113.11.5 ≤ v < 3.123.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2803.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1363.12 ≤ v < 5.15.123.12 ≤ v < 5.163.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2404.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2405.11 ≤ v < 5.15.125.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1363.10.163.11.55.16 rc15.16 rc25.16 rc35.16 rc45.16 rc55.16 rc6662ca437e714caaab855b12415d6ffd815985bc06fc265f7a86d81e052508d03da555188f5882c3ea81a02460bdf054ca0c60c5aed29941f7134092d
Vendor states this is fixed in 0c0e566f0387490d16f166808c72e9c772027681 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 158b515f703e75e7d68289bf4d98c664e1d632df (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3cb5ae77799e8ed6ec3fec0b6b4cd07f01650cc5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8eb43d635950e27c29f1e9e49a23b31637f37757 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a01a4e9f5dc93335c716fa4023b1901956e8c904 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.280 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.136 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.240 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c0e566f0387490d16f166808c72e9c772027681
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/158b515f703e75e7d68289bf4d98c664e1d632df
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb5ae77799e8ed6ec3fec0b6b4cd07f01650cc5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eb43d635950e27c29f1e9e49a23b31637f37757
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a01a4e9f5dc93335c716fa4023b1901956e8c904

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415

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