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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52847

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52847 PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: bttv: fix use after free error due to btv->timeout timer There may be some a race condition between timer function bttv_irq_timeout and bttv_remove. The timer is setup in probe and there is no timer_delete operation in remove function. When it hit kfree btv, the function might still be invoked, which will cause use after free bug. This bug is found by static analysis, it may be false positive. Fix it by adding del_timer_sync invoking to the remove function. cpu0 cpu1 bttv_probe ->timer_setup ->bttv_set_dma ->mod_timer; bttv_remove ->kfree(btv); ->bttv_irq_timeout ->USE btv

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux6.1.55-1~bpo11+1, 0, 6.1.27-1
Debian:14linux0
Debian:13linux0

Timeline

  • May 21, 2024 CVE Published
  • Oct 26, 2026 CVE Updated
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