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CVE-2022-49127

ref_tracker: implement use-after-free detection PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ref_tracker: implement use-after-free detection Whenever ref_tracker_dir_init() is called, mark the struct ref_tracker_dir as dead. Test the dead status from ref_tracker_alloc() and ref_tracker_free() This should detect buggy dev_put()/dev_hold() happening too late in netdevice dismantle process.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Linux / Linuxaffected 4e66934eaadc83b27ada8d42b60894018f3bfabf before 3743c9de303fa36c2e2ca2522ab280c52bcafbd2; affected 4e66934eaadc83b27ada8d42b60894018f3bfabf before e3ececfe668facd87d920b608349a32607060e66
Linux / Linuxaffected 5.17; unaffected 0 before 5.17; unaffected 5.17.3 through 5.17.*; unaffected 5.18 through *

CWE

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