CVE-2024-40956
dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix possible Use-After-Free in irq_process_work_list Use list_for_each_entry_safe() to allow iterating through the list and deleting the entry in the iteration process. The descriptor is freed via idxd_desc_complete() and there's a slight chance may cause issue for the list iterator when the descriptor is reused by another thread without it being deleted from the list.
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/1b08bf5a17c66ab7dbb628df5344da53c8e7ab33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83163667d881100a485b6c2daa30301b7f68d9b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a14968921486793f2a956086895c3793761309dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3215deca4520773cd2b155bed164c12365149a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa35db78b058a2ab6e074ee283f69fa398c36a8
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