CVE-2022-50411
ACPICA: Fix error code path in acpi_ds_call_control_method()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Fix error code path in acpi_ds_call_control_method() A use-after-free in acpi_ps_parse_aml() after a failing invocaion of acpi_ds_call_control_method() is reported by KASAN [1] and code inspection reveals that next_walk_state pushed to the thread by acpi_ds_create_walk_state() is freed on errors, but it is not popped from the thread beforehand. Thus acpi_ds_get_current_walk_state() called by acpi_ps_parse_aml() subsequently returns it as the new walk state which is incorrect. To address this, make acpi_ds_call_control_method() call acpi_ds_pop_walk_state() to pop next_walk_state from the thread before returning an error.
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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/38e251d356a01b61a86cb35213cafd7e8fe7090c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f520d181477ec29a496c0b3bbfbdb7e2606c2713
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2deb42c4f9776e59bee247c14af9c5e8c05ca9a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ef353c92f9d04c88de3af1a46859c1fb76db0f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b83d3f3ffa96e8395c56b83d6197e184902a34
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