GSD-2023-1000022 net: hisilicon: Fix potential use-after-free in hisi_femac_rx()
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Hisilicon FEMAC network driver allows attackers to potentially execute code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2023-1000022?
GSD-2023-1000022 is an use after free vulnerability in Kernel, published on 17 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
net: hisilicon: Fix potential use-after-free in hisi_femac_rx()
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v6.0.13 by commit 8595a2db8eb0ffcbb466eb9f4a7507a5ba06ebb9, it was introduced in version v4.8 by commit 542ae60af24f02e130e62cb3b7c23163a2350056. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2023-1000022?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2023-1000022?
No fix has been published for GSD-2023-1000022 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 GSD-2023-1000022 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2023-1000022 in the wild and no public exploit code.