In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

greybus: Fix use-after-free bug in gb_interface_release due to race condition.

In gb_interface_create, &intf->mode_switch_completion is bound with
gb_interface_mode_switch_work. Then it will be started by
gb_interface_request_mode_switch. Here is the relevant code.
if (!queue_work(system_long_wq, &intf->mode_switch_work)) {
...
}

If we call gb_interface_release to make cleanup, there may be an
unfinished work. This function will call kfree to free the object
"intf". However, if gb_interface_mode_switch_work is scheduled to
run after kfree, it may cause use-after-free error as
gb_interface_mode_switch_work will use the object "intf".
The possible execution flow that may lead to the issue is as follows:

CPU0 CPU1

| gb_interface_create
| gb_interface_request_mode_switch
gb_interface_release |
kfree(intf) (free) |
| gb_interface_mode_switch_work
| mutex_lock(&intf->mutex) (use)

Fix it by canceling the work before kfree.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

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History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T09:17:01.847Z

Reserved: 2024-06-25T14:23:23.751Z

Link: CVE-2024-39495

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Updated: 2024-08-02T04:26:15.499Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-12T13:15:12.183

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:27:48.967

Link: CVE-2024-39495

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-39495 - Bugzilla

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