CVE-2023-52439

uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2024 at 06:34 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: uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open core-1 core-2 ------------------------------------------------------- uio_unregister_device uio_open idev = idr_find() device_unregister(&idev->dev) put_device(&idev->dev) uio_device_release get_device(&idev->dev) kfree(idev) uio_free_minor(minor) uio_release put_device(&idev->dev) kfree(idev) ------------------------------------------------------- In the core-1 uio_unregister_device(), the device_unregister will kfree idev when the idev->dev kobject ref is 1. But after core-1 device_unregister, put_device and before doing kfree, the core-2 may get_device. Then: 1. After core-1 kfree idev, the core-2 will do use-after-free for idev. 2. When core-2 do uio_release and put_device, the idev will be double freed. To address this issue, we can get idev atomic & inc idev reference with minor_lock.

Affected

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

v ≥ 4.14.1004.14.100 ≤ v < 4.154.18 ≤ v < 4.19.3064.18 ≤ v < 5.10.2094.18 ≤ v < 5.15.1484.18 ≤ v < 5.4.2684.18 ≤ v < 6.1.744.18 ≤ v < 6.6.134.18 ≤ v < 6.7.14.18 ≤ v < 6.84.20.0 ≤ v < 5.4.2685.11.0 ≤ v < 5.15.1485.16.0 ≤ v < 6.1.745.5.0 ≤ v < 5.10.2096.2.0 ≤ v < 6.6.136.7.0 ≤ v < 6.7.14.18.0 < v < 4.19.30613af019c87f2d90e663742cb1a819834048842ae4.14.1004.184.18 rc54.18 rc64.18 rc74.18 rc857c5f4df0a5a0ee83df799991251e2ee93a5e4e9
Vendor states this is fixed in 0c9ae0b8605078eafc3bea053cc78791e97ba2e2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 17a8519cb359c3b483fb5c7367efa9a8a508bdea (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3174e0f7de1ba392dc191625da83df02d695b60c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 35f102607054faafe78d2a6994b18d5d9d6e92ad (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5cf604ee538ed0c467abe3b4cda5308a6398f0f7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5e0be1229ae199ebb90b33102f74a0f22d152570 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 913205930da6213305616ac539447702eaa85e41 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e93da893d52d82d57fc0db2ca566024e0f26ff50 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 4.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.306 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.268 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.74 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (11)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c9ae0b8605078eafc3bea053cc78791e97ba2e2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17a8519cb359c3b483fb5c7367efa9a8a508bdea
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3174e0f7de1ba392dc191625da83df02d695b60c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35f102607054faafe78d2a6994b18d5d9d6e92ad
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cf604ee538ed0c467abe3b4cda5308a6398f0f7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e0be1229ae199ebb90b33102f74a0f22d152570
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/913205930da6213305616ac539447702eaa85e41
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e93da893d52d82d57fc0db2ca566024e0f26ff50

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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