CVE-2023-52491
media: mtk-jpeg: Fix use after free bug due to error path handling in mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Feb 29, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 20, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: mtk-jpeg: Fix use after free bug due to error path handling in mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run
In mtk_jpeg_probe, &jpeg->job_timeout_work is bound with mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work.
In mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run, if error happens in mtk_jpeg_set_dec_dst, it will finally start the worker while mark the job as finished by invoking v4l2_m2m_job_finish.
There are two methods to trigger the bug. If we remove the module, it which will call mtk_jpeg_remove to make cleanup. The possible sequence is as follows, which will cause a use-after-free bug.
CPU0 CPU1 mtk_jpeg_dec_... | start worker | |mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work mtk_jpeg_remove | v4l2_m2m_release | kfree(m2m_dev); | | | v4l2_m2m_get_curr_priv | m2m_dev->curr_ctx //use
If we close the file descriptor, which will call mtk_jpeg_release, it will have a similar sequence.
Fix this bug by starting timeout worker only if started jpegdec worker successfully. Then v4l2_m2m_job_finish will only be called in either mtk_jpeg_job_timeout_work or mtk_jpeg_dec_device_run.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43872f44eee6c6781fea1348b38885d8e78face9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1036c60a37a30caf6759a90fe5ecd06ec35590
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fec4db7fff54d9b0306a332bab31eac47eeb5f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8254d54d00eb6cdb8367399c7f912eb8d354ecd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e2f37022f0fc0893da4d85a0500c9d547fffd4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/206c857dd17d4d026de85866f1b5f0969f2a109e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
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