In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xen: privcmd: Fix possible access to a freed kirqfd instance
Nothing prevents simultaneous ioctl calls to privcmd_irqfd_assign() and
privcmd_irqfd_deassign(). If that happens, it is possible that a kirqfd
created and added to the irqfds_list by privcmd_irqfd_assign() may get
removed by another thread executing privcmd_irqfd_deassign(), while the
former is still using it after dropping the locks.
This can lead to a situation where an already freed kirqfd instance may
be accessed and cause kernel oops.
Use SRCU locking to prevent the same, as is done for the KVM
implementation for irqfds.
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Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen: privcmd: Fix possible access to a freed kirqfd instance Nothing prevents simultaneous ioctl calls to privcmd_irqfd_assign() and privcmd_irqfd_deassign(). If that happens, it is possible that a kirqfd created and added to the irqfds_list by privcmd_irqfd_assign() may get removed by another thread executing privcmd_irqfd_deassign(), while the former is still using it after dropping the locks. This can lead to a situation where an already freed kirqfd instance may be accessed and cause kernel oops. Use SRCU locking to prevent the same, as is done for the KVM implementation for irqfds. | |
Title | xen: privcmd: Fix possible access to a freed kirqfd instance | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-09-18T07:12:21.854Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T09:33:35.436Z
Reserved: 2024-09-11T15:12:18.272Z
Link: CVE-2024-46762

Updated: 2024-09-29T14:43:37.649Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-09-18T08:15:04.570
Modified: 2024-09-23T16:12:34.420
Link: CVE-2024-46762
