CVE-2022-49501

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: Run unregister_netdev() before unbind() again Commit 2c9d6c2b871d ("usbnet: run unbind() before unregister_netdev()") sought to fix a use-after-free on disconnect of USB Ethernet adapters. It turns out that a different fix is necessary to address the issue: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/18b3541e5372bc9b9fc733d422f4e698c089077c.1650177997.git.lukas@wunner.de/ So the commit was not necessary. The commit made binding and unbinding of USB Ethernet asymmetrical: Before, usbnet_probe() first invoked the ->bind() callback and then register_netdev(). usbnet_disconnect() mirrored that by first invoking unregister_netdev() and then ->unbind(). Since the commit, the order in usbnet_disconnect() is reversed and no longer mirrors usbnet_probe(). One consequence is that a PHY disconnected (and stopped) in ->unbind() is afterwards stopped once more by unregister_netdev() as it closes the netdev before unregistering. That necessitates a contortion in ->stop() because the PHY may only be stopped if it hasn't already been disconnected. Reverting the commit allows making the call to phy_stop() unconditional in ->stop().
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History

24 Mar 2025, 19:43

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Summary
  • (es) En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: usbnet: Ejecutar unregister_netdev() antes unbind() de nuevo El commit 2c9d6c2b871d ("usbnet: run unbind() antes unregister_netdev()") buscaba corregir un uso después de liberación (use-after-free) al desconectar los adaptadores USB Ethernet. Resulta que es necesaria una corrección diferente para abordar el problema: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/18b3541e5372bc9b9fc733d422f4e698c089077c.1650177997.git.lukas@wunner.de/ Por lo tanto, el commit no era necesario. El commit hizo que la vinculación y desvinculación de USB Ethernet fuera asimétrica: antes, usbnet_probe() primero invocaba la devolución de llamada -&gtbind() y luego register_netdev(). usbnet_disconnect() reflejó eso al invocar primero unregister_netdev() y luego -&gtunbind(). Desde el commit, el orden en usbnet_disconnect() se invierte y ya no refleja usbnet_probe(). Una consecuencia es que un PHY desconectado (y detenido) en -&gtunbind() se detiene luego una vez más por unregister_netdev() ya que cierra el netdev antes de anular el registro. Eso requiere una contorsión en -&gtstop() porque el PHY solo se puede detener si no se ha desconectado ya. Revertir el commit permite hacer que la llamada a phy_stop() sea incondicional en -&gtstop().
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d5deb242874d924beccf7eb3cef04c1c3b0da79 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d5deb242874d924beccf7eb3cef04c1c3b0da79 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/969a1b3ea3cb7d58a16fe12fd1b04bfc0ea40509 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/969a1b3ea3cb7d58a16fe12fd1b04bfc0ea40509 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1408f6b4dd78fb1b9e26bcf64477984e5f85409 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1408f6b4dd78fb1b9e26bcf64477984e5f85409 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbda837107f9bd4ec658d2aa88c6856dba606f06 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbda837107f9bd4ec658d2aa88c6856dba606f06 - Patch

27 Feb 2025, 19:15

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8
CWE CWE-416

26 Feb 2025, 07:01

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-02-26 07:01

Updated : 2025-03-24 19:43


NVD link : CVE-2022-49501

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49501

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49501


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416

Use After Free