CVE-2021-47668
can: dev: can_restart: fix use after free bug
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: dev: can_restart: fix use after free bug After calling netif_rx_ni(skb), dereferencing skb is unsafe. Especially, the can_frame cf which aliases skb memory is accessed after the netif_rx_ni() in: stats->rx_bytes += cf->len; Reordering the lines solves the issue.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f16c5075b22c8902d2af739969e878b0879c94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ab951787098ae0b6c0364aeea7a8138226f234
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/260925a0b7d2da5449f8ecfd02c1405e0c8a45b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/593c072b7b3c4d7044416eb039d9ad706bedd67a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92668d28c7e6a7a2ba07df287669ffcdf650c421
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