Linux Kernel up to 5.16.8 moxart moxart_remove use after free

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.8. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is the function moxart_remove of the component moxart. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-48626. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.8 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function moxart_remove of the component moxart. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: moxart: fix potential use-after-free on remove path It was reported that the mmc host structure could be accessed after it was freed in moxart_remove(), so fix this by saving the base register of the device and using it instead of the pointer dereference.

The weakness was disclosed 02/25/2024. The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-48626 since 02/25/2024. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.9.301, 4.14.266, 4.19.229, 5.4.179, 5.10.100, 5.15.23, 5.16.9 or 5.17 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f5dc19316759/e6f580d0b334/9c25d5ff1856/3a0a7ec5574b/be93028d306d/af0e6c49438b/7f901d53f120/bd2db32e7c3e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7
• 4.8
• 4.9.300
• 4.14.265
• 4.19.228
• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.4.178
• 5.5
• 5.6
• 5.7
• 5.8
• 5.9
• 5.10
• 5.10.0
• 5.10.1
• 5.10.2
• 5.10.3
• 5.10.4
• 5.10.5
• 5.10.6
• 5.10.7
• 5.10.8
• 5.10.9
• 5.10.10
• 5.10.11
• 5.10.12
• 5.10.13
• 5.10.14
• 5.10.15
• 5.10.16
• 5.10.17
• 5.10.18
• 5.10.19
• 5.10.20
• 5.10.21
• 5.10.22
• 5.10.23
• 5.10.24
• 5.10.25
• 5.10.26
• 5.10.27
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• 5.10.31
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• 5.10.39
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• 5.10.41
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• 5.10.44
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• 5.10.46
• 5.10.47
• 5.10.48
• 5.10.49
• 5.10.50
• 5.10.51
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• 5.10.53
• 5.10.54
• 5.10.55
• 5.10.56
• 5.10.57
• 5.10.58
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• 5.10.61
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• 5.10.65
• 5.10.66
• 5.10.67
• 5.10.68
• 5.10.69
• 5.10.70
• 5.10.71
• 5.10.72
• 5.10.73
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• 5.10.75
• 5.10.76
• 5.10.77
• 5.10.78
• 5.10.79
• 5.10.80
• 5.10.81
• 5.10.82
• 5.10.83
• 5.10.84
• 5.10.85
• 5.10.86
• 5.10.87
• 5.10.88
• 5.10.89
• 5.10.90
• 5.10.91
• 5.10.92
• 5.10.93
• 5.10.94
• 5.10.95
• 5.10.96
• 5.10.97
• 5.10.98
• 5.10.99
• 5.11
• 5.12
• 5.13
• 5.14
• 5.15
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.16
• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7
• 5.16.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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