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

tty: n_gsm: Fix use-after-free in gsm_cleanup_mux

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in gsm_cleanup_mux+0x77b/0x7b0
drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3160 [n_gsm]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88815fe99c00 by task poc/3379
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3379 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.11.0+ #56
Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX
Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 11/12/2020
Call Trace:
<TASK>
gsm_cleanup_mux+0x77b/0x7b0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3160 [n_gsm]
__pfx_gsm_cleanup_mux+0x10/0x10 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3124 [n_gsm]
__pfx_sched_clock_cpu+0x10/0x10 kernel/sched/clock.c:389
update_load_avg+0x1c1/0x27b0 kernel/sched/fair.c:4500
__pfx_min_vruntime_cb_rotate+0x10/0x10 kernel/sched/fair.c:846
__rb_insert_augmented+0x492/0xbf0 lib/rbtree.c:161
gsmld_ioctl+0x395/0x1450 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3408 [n_gsm]
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x92/0xf0 arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:107
__pfx_gsmld_ioctl+0x10/0x10 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3822 [n_gsm]
ktime_get+0x5e/0x140 kernel/time/timekeeping.c:195
ldsem_down_read+0x94/0x4e0 arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:79
__pfx_ldsem_down_read+0x10/0x10 drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c:338
__pfx_do_vfs_ioctl+0x10/0x10 fs/ioctl.c:805
tty_ioctl+0x643/0x1100 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2818

Allocated by task 65:
gsm_data_alloc.constprop.0+0x27/0x190 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:926 [n_gsm]
gsm_send+0x2c/0x580 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:819 [n_gsm]
gsm1_receive+0x547/0xad0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3038 [n_gsm]
gsmld_receive_buf+0x176/0x280 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3609 [n_gsm]
tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0x101/0x1e0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:391
tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x61/0xa0 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:39
flush_to_ldisc+0x1b0/0x750 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:445
process_scheduled_works+0x2b0/0x10d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3229
worker_thread+0x3dc/0x950 kernel/workqueue.c:3391
kthread+0x2a3/0x370 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:257

Freed by task 3367:
kfree+0x126/0x420 mm/slub.c:4580
gsm_cleanup_mux+0x36c/0x7b0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3160 [n_gsm]
gsmld_ioctl+0x395/0x1450 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3408 [n_gsm]
tty_ioctl+0x643/0x1100 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2818

[Analysis]
gsm_msg on the tx_ctrl_list or tx_data_list of gsm_mux
can be freed by multi threads through ioctl,which leads
to the occurrence of uaf. Protect it by gsm tx lock.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7276-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7277-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7310-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7383-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7383-2 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7384-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7384-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7385-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7386-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7403-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7451-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7468-1 Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7523-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7524-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7683-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7683-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7683-3 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7684-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7684-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7684-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7685-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7685-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7685-3 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7685-4 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7685-5 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7686-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7701-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7701-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7701-3 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7711-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7712-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7712-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7819-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7832-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7819-2 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00016}

epss

{'score': 0.00018}


Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00015}

epss

{'score': 0.00016}


Wed, 14 May 2025 02:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 30 Oct 2024 02:00:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: n_gsm: Fix use-after-free in gsm_cleanup_mux BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in gsm_cleanup_mux+0x77b/0x7b0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3160 [n_gsm] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88815fe99c00 by task poc/3379 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3379 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.11.0+ #56 Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 11/12/2020 Call Trace: <TASK> gsm_cleanup_mux+0x77b/0x7b0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3160 [n_gsm] __pfx_gsm_cleanup_mux+0x10/0x10 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3124 [n_gsm] __pfx_sched_clock_cpu+0x10/0x10 kernel/sched/clock.c:389 update_load_avg+0x1c1/0x27b0 kernel/sched/fair.c:4500 __pfx_min_vruntime_cb_rotate+0x10/0x10 kernel/sched/fair.c:846 __rb_insert_augmented+0x492/0xbf0 lib/rbtree.c:161 gsmld_ioctl+0x395/0x1450 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3408 [n_gsm] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x92/0xf0 arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:107 __pfx_gsmld_ioctl+0x10/0x10 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3822 [n_gsm] ktime_get+0x5e/0x140 kernel/time/timekeeping.c:195 ldsem_down_read+0x94/0x4e0 arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:79 __pfx_ldsem_down_read+0x10/0x10 drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c:338 __pfx_do_vfs_ioctl+0x10/0x10 fs/ioctl.c:805 tty_ioctl+0x643/0x1100 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2818 Allocated by task 65: gsm_data_alloc.constprop.0+0x27/0x190 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:926 [n_gsm] gsm_send+0x2c/0x580 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:819 [n_gsm] gsm1_receive+0x547/0xad0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3038 [n_gsm] gsmld_receive_buf+0x176/0x280 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3609 [n_gsm] tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0x101/0x1e0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:391 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x61/0xa0 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:39 flush_to_ldisc+0x1b0/0x750 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:445 process_scheduled_works+0x2b0/0x10d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3229 worker_thread+0x3dc/0x950 kernel/workqueue.c:3391 kthread+0x2a3/0x370 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:257 Freed by task 3367: kfree+0x126/0x420 mm/slub.c:4580 gsm_cleanup_mux+0x36c/0x7b0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3160 [n_gsm] gsmld_ioctl+0x395/0x1450 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:3408 [n_gsm] tty_ioctl+0x643/0x1100 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2818 [Analysis] gsm_msg on the tx_ctrl_list or tx_data_list of gsm_mux can be freed by multi threads through ioctl,which leads to the occurrence of uaf. Protect it by gsm tx lock.
Title tty: n_gsm: Fix use-after-free in gsm_cleanup_mux
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:25:08.310Z

Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.940Z

Link: CVE-2024-50073

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:25:08.310Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-10-29T01:15:04.463

Modified: 2025-11-03T23:16:47.140

Link: CVE-2024-50073

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-10-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-50073 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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