Bug 2213414 (CVE-2023-3159)

Summary:	CVE-2023-3159 kernel: use after free issue in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Rohit Keshri <rkeshri>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, allarkin, bhu, chwhite, dbohanno, ddepaula, debarbos, dfreiber, dvlasenk, ezulian, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jdenham, jfaracco, jferlan, jforbes, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, kernel-mgr, ldoskova, lgoncalv, lleshchi, lzampier, nmurray, ptalbert, qzhao, rogbas, rrobaina, rvrbovsk, rysulliv, scweaver, swood, tyberry, vkumar, walters, wcosta, williams, wmealing, ycote
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	Kernel 5.18-rc6	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A use-after-free flaw was found in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with special privileges to cause a use-after-free issue when the queue_event() fails.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2213420, 2213421
Bug Blocks:	2213412

Description Rohit Keshri 2023-06-08 05:54:54 UTC

An use after free issue was dicovered in driver/firewire in the Linux Kernel. The use after free in outbound_phy_packet_callback() could be trigerred when queue_event() fails.

Refer:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b7c81f80246fac44077166f3e07103affe6db8ff