CVE-2021-47278 bus: mhi: pci_generic: Fix possible use-after-free in mhi_pci_remove()

What is CVE-2021-47278?

CVE-2021-47278 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bus: mhi: pci_generic: Fix possible use-after-free in mhi_pci_remove()

This driver's remove path calls del_timer(). However, that function does not wait until the timer handler finishes. This means that the timer handler may still be running after the driver's remove function has finished, which would result in a use-after-free.

Fix by calling del_timer_sync(), which makes sure the timer handler has finished, and unable to re-schedule itself.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47278?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2021-47278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5j57-53hq-vmc7, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47278.