CVE-2024-39282 net: wwan: t7xx: Fix FSM command timeout issue
A use-after-free in the Linux kernel t7xx WWAN driver causes a system crash when a command times out, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-39282?
CVE-2024-39282 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Jan 2025. 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:
net: wwan: t7xx: Fix FSM command timeout issue
When driver processes the internal state change command, it use an asynchronous thread to process the command operation. If the main thread detects that the task has timed out, the asynchronous thread will panic when executing the completion notification because the main thread completion object has been released.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffffffffffff8 PGD 1f283a067 P4D 1f283a067 PUD 1f283c067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:complete_all+0x3e/0xa0 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die_body+0x68/0xb0 ? page_fault_oops+0x379/0x3e0 ? exc_page_fault+0x69/0xa0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 ? complete_all+0x3e/0xa0 fsm_main_thread+0xa3/0x9c0 [mtk_t7xx (HASH:1400 5)] ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xd8/0x110 ? __pfx_fsm_main_thread+0x10/0x10 [mtk_t7xx (HASH:1400 5)] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x38/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 </TASK> [...] CR2: fffffffffffffff8 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Use the reference counter to ensure safe release as Sergey suggests: https://lore.kernel.org/all/da90f64c-260a-4329-87bf-1f9ff20a5951@gmail.com/
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39282?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2024-39282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-39282, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-39282, GHSA-vfpj-5rhh-hxm8, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-39282, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-39282.