CVE-2024-35879

EPSS 0.04 % (11th)
0.04% Progress
Advisories 17
NVD Status Awaiting Analysis

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

of: dynamic: Synchronize of_changeset_destroy() with the devlink removals

In the following sequence:
1) of_platform_depopulate()
2) of_overlay_remove()

During the step 1, devices are destroyed and devlinks are removed.
During the step 2, OF nodes are destroyed but
__of_changeset_entry_destroy() can raise warnings related to missing
of_node_put():
ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2 ...

Indeed, during the devlink removals performed at step 1, the removal
itself releasing the device (and the attached of_node) is done by a job
queued in a workqueue and so, it is done asynchronously with respect to
function calls.
When the warning is present, of_node_put() will be called but wrongly
too late from the workqueue job.

In order to be sure that any ongoing devlink removals are done before
the of_node destruction, synchronize the of_changeset_destroy() with the
devlink removals.

CVE Status
PUBLISHED
NVD Status
Awaiting Analysis
CNA
kernel.org
Published Date
2024-05-19 09:15:09
(4 months ago)
Updated Date
2024-06-25 22:15:32
(2 months ago)
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