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CVE-2022-48796 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu: Fix potential use-after-free during probe Kasan has reported the following use after free on dev->iommu. when a device probe fails and it is in process of freeing dev->iommu in dev_iommu_free function, a deferred_probe_work_func runs in parallel and tries to access dev->iommu->fwspec in of_iommu_configure path thus causing use after free. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in of_iommu_configure+0xb4/0x4a4 Read of size 8 at addr ffffff87a2f1acb8 by task kworker/u16:2/153 Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x0/0x33c show_stack+0x18/0x24 dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1e0 print_address_description+0x84/0x39c __kasan_report+0x184/0x308 kasan_report+0x50/0x78 __asan_load8+0xc0/0xc4 of_iommu_configure+0xb4/0x4a4 of_dma_configure_id+0x2fc/0x4d4 platform_dma_configure+0x40/0x5c really_probe+0x1b4/0xb74 driver_probe_device+0x11c/0x228 __device_attach_driver+0x14c/0x304 bus_for_each_drv+0x124/0x1b0 __device_attach+0x25c/0x334 device_initial_probe+0x24/0x34 bus_probe_device+0x78/0x134 deferred_probe_work_func+0x130/0x1a8 process_one_work+0x4c8/0x970 worker_thread+0x5c8/0xaec kthread+0x1f8/0x…

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Published
2024-07-16
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-416

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel
  • linux / linux_kernel / 5.17

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Matched remediation archetype

Use-after-free, double free, and expired resource use

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Check exposure

  • Trace ownership, references, callbacks, asynchronous tasks, and teardown paths around the affected object or resource.
  • Identify reachable inputs and timing or state transitions that can release the object while references remain.
  • Confirm affected builds, allocators, feature flags, architectures, and process privileges.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained ownership or lifetime fix and rebuild all artifacts containing the affected native code.
  • Use explicit ownership, safe reference management, cancellation and join semantics, and idempotent teardown.
  • Add deterministic lifetime tests plus isolated sanitizer and concurrency coverage for shutdown and error paths.

Authoritative sources

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