xen: Fix the issue of resource not being properly released in xenbus_dev_probe() (Linux Linux)

CVE-2024-53198
HIGH 7.8

En bref

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.24 % · centile 16 ()
État
PUBLISHED
Publiée
Mise à jour
Attribuée par
Linux
Statut NVD
Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen: Fix the issue of resource not being properly released in xenbus_dev_probe() This patch fixes an issue in the function xenbus_dev_probe(). In the xenbus_dev_probe() function, within the if (err) branch at line 313, the program incorrectly returns err directly without releasing the resources allocated by err = drv->probe(dev, id). As the return value is non-zero, the upper layers assume the processing logic has failed. However, the probe operation was performed earlier without a corresponding remove operation. Since the probe actually allocates resources, failing to perform the remove operation could lead to problems. To fix this issue, we followed the resource release logic of the xenbus_dev_remove() function by adding a new block fail_remove before the fail_put block. After entering the branch if (err) at line 313, the function will use a goto statement to jump to the fail_remove block, ensuring that the previously acquired resources are correctly released, thus preventing the reference count leak. This bug was identified by an experimental static analysis tool developed by our team. The tool specializes in analyzing reference count operations and detecting potential issues where resources are not properly managed. In this case, the tool flagged the missing release operation as a potential problem, which led to the development of this patch.

Faiblesses (CWE)

  • CWE-401 — Mémoire non libérée après sa durée de vie utile

Références

Scores

VersionScoreVecteurÉvalué par
CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLinux
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCISA-ADP
CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Références européennes

Avis du CERT-FR

Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)

Produits affectés

ProduitVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected 4bac07c993d03434ea902d3d4290d9e45944b66c < 87106169b4ce26f85561f953d13d1fd86d99b612 ; affected 4bac07c993d03434ea902d3d4290d9e45944b66c < 0aa9e30b5b4af5dd504801689d6d84c584290a45 ; affected 4bac07c993d03434ea902d3d4290d9e45944b66c < e8823e6ff313465910edea07581627d85e68d9fd ; affected 4bac07c993d03434ea902d3d4290d9e45944b66c < 3fc0996d2fefe61219375fd650601724b8cf2d30 ; affected 4bac07c993d03434ea902d3d4290d9e45944b66c < 804b96f8d0a02fa10b92f28b2e042f9128ed3ffc ; affected 4bac07c993d03434ea902d3d4290d9e45944b66c < 217bdce88b104269b73603b84d0ab4dd04f481bc
Linux · Linuxaffected 2.6.23 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.23 ; unaffected 5.4.287 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.231 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.174 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.120 ≤ 6.1.*

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD