High severity · published Nov 5, 2024
CVE-2024-50127
net: sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_change()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: fix use-after-free in taprio_change() In 'taprio_change()', 'admin' pointer may become dangling due to sched switch / removal caused by 'advance_sched()', and critical section protected by 'q->current_entry_lock' is too small to prevent from such a scenario (which causes use-after-free detected by KASAN). Fix this by prefer 'rcu_replace_pointer()' over 'rcu_assign_pointer()' to update 'admin' immediately before an attempt to schedule freeing.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.2 before 5.15.170; 5.16 before 6.1.115; 6.2 before 6.6.59; 6.7 before 6.11.6; 6.12; 6.12; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
a3d43c0d56f1b94e74963a2fbadfb70126d92213 before 2f868ce6013548a713c431c679ef73747a66fcf3; a3d43c0d56f1b94e74963a2fbadfb70126d92213 before 8a283a19026aaae8a773fd8061263cfa315b127f; a3d43c0d56f1b94e74963a2fbadfb70126d92213 before 999612996df28d81f163dad530d7f8026e03aec6; a3d43c0d56f1b94e74963a2fbadfb70126d92213 before fe371f084073e8672a2d7d46b335c3c060d1e301; a3d43c0d56f1b94e74963a2fbadfb70126d92213 before 0d4c0d2844e4eac3aed647f948fd7e60eea56a61; a3d43c0d56f1b94e74963a2fbadfb70126d92213 before 2240f9376f20f8b6463232b4ca7292569217237f; +2 more · source: vendor