Vulnerability · Published Nov 19, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-53068firmware: arm_scmi: Fix slab-use-after-free in scmi_bus_notifier()

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Fix slab-use-after-free in scmi_bus_notifier() The scmi_dev->name is released prematurely in __scmi_device_destroy(), which causes slab-use-after-free when accessing scmi_dev->name in scmi_bus_notifier(). So move the release of scmi_dev->name to scmi_device_release() to avoid slab-use-after-free. | BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in strncmp+0xe4/0xec | Read of size 1 at addr ffffff80a482bcc0 by task swapper/0/1 | | CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.6.38-debug #1 | Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. SA8775P Ride (DT) | Call trace: | dump_backtrace+0x94/0x114 | show_stack+0x18/0x24 | dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x60 | print_report+0xf4/0x5b0 | kasan_report+0xa4/0xec | __asan_report_load1_noabort+0x20/0x2c | strncmp+0xe4/0xec | scmi_bus_notifier+0x5c/0x54c | notifier_call_chain+0xb4/0x31c | blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x68/0x9c | bus_notify+0x54/0x78 | device_del+0x1bc/0x840 | device_unregister+0x20/0xb4 | __scmi_device_destroy+0xac/0x280 | scmi_device_destroy+0x94/0xd0 | scmi_chan_setup+0x524/0x750 | scmi_probe+0x7fc/0x1508 | platform_probe+0xc4/0x19c | really_probe+0x32c/0x99c | __driver_probe_device+0x15c/0x3c4 | driver_probe_device+0x5c/0x170 | __driver_attach+0x1c8/0x440 | bus_for_each_dev+0xf4/0x178 | driver_attach+0x3c/0x58 | bus_add_driver+0x234/0x4d4 | driver_register+0xf4/0x3c0 | __platform_driver_register+0x60/0x88 | scmi_driver_init+0xb0/0x104 | do_one_initcall+0xb4/0x664 | kernel_init_freeable+0x3c8/0x894 | kernel_init+0x24/0x1e8 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 | | Allocated by task 1: | kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x54 | kasan_set_track+0x2c/0x40 | kasan_save_alloc_info+0x24/0x34 | __kasan_kmalloc+0xa0/0xb8 | __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x6c/0x104 | kstrdup+0x48/0x84 | kstrdup_const+0x34/0x40 | __scmi_device_create.part.0+0x8c/0x408 | scmi_device_create+0x104/0x370 | scmi_chan_setup+0x2a0/0x750 | scmi_probe+0x7fc/0x1508 | platform_probe+0xc4/0x19c | really_probe+0x32c/0x99c | __driver_probe_device+0x15c/0x3c4 | driver_probe_device+0x5c/0x170 | __driver_attach+0x1c8/0x440 | bus_for_each_dev+0xf4/0x178 | driver_attach+0x3c/0x58 | bus_add_driver+0x234/0x4d4 | driver_register+0xf4/0x3c0 | __platform_driver_register+0x60/0x88 | scmi_driver_init+0xb0/0x104 | do_one_initcall+0xb4/0x664 | kernel_init_freeable+0x3c8/0x894 | kernel_init+0x24/0x1e8 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 | | Freed by task 1: | kasan_save_stack+0x2c/0x54 | kasan_set_track+0x2c/0x40 | kasan_save_free_info+0x38/0x5c | __kasan_slab_free+0xe8/0x164 | __kmem_cache_free+0x11c/0x230 | kfree+0x70/0x130 | kfree_const+0x20/0x40 | __scmi_device_destroy+0x70/0x280 | scmi_device_destroy+0x94/0xd0 | scmi_chan_setup+0x524/0x750 | scmi_probe+0x7fc/0x1508 | platform_probe+0xc4/0x19c | really_probe+0x32c/0x99c | __driver_probe_device+0x15c/0x3c4 | driver_probe_device+0x5c/0x170 | __driver_attach+0x1c8/0x440 | bus_for_each_dev+0xf4/0x178 | driver_attach+0x3c/0x58 | bus_add_driver+0x234/0x4d4 | driver_register+0xf4/0x3c0 | __platform_driver_register+0x60/0x88 | scmi_driver_init+0xb0/0x104 | do_one_initcall+0xb4/0x664 | kernel_init_freeable+0x3c8/0x894 | kernel_init+0x24/0x1e8 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2024-53068
Debian:13linux6.11.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53068
Debian:14linux6.11.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-163.173USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-163.173UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-58.60UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1097.104USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1097.104UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1027.29UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1101.110UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1101.110USN-7910-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1027.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1027.32~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1102.111.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1097.106UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1097.106USN-7909-4
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1028.30UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1093.99UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1093.99USN-7909-4
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1023.27UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1080.88UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1080.88USN-7909-4
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1010.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-58.60~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1091.94USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1091.94UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1024.24~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1092.98UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1092.98USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1089.94UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1089.94USN-7933-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-163.173UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-163.173USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-58.60.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1092.93UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1092.93USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1026.29UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1026.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1026.29.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1049.49UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1049.49USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1038.38UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1038.38USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1094.100USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1094.100UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1024.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1091.94USN-7909-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1091.94UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1028.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-58.60.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1061.65USN-7909-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1061.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53068

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ee7a9c9f67c59008b330deff2762bd8cf1407eec – before c3c49feed980279e8342b934bf2c7f25df1b0bc1ee7a9c9f67c59008b330deff2762bd8cf1407eec – before 15b17bbcea07d49c43d21aa700485cbd9f9d00d8ee7a9c9f67c59008b330deff2762bd8cf1407eec – before 1e1f523b185a8ccdcba625b31ff0312d052900e2ee7a9c9f67c59008b330deff2762bd8cf1407eec – before 295416091e44806760ccf753aeafdafc0ae268f3
Linux Linux 5.6

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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