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

igbvf: fix double free in `igbvf_probe`

In `igbvf_probe`, if register_netdev() fails, the program will go to
label err_hw_init, and then to label err_ioremap. In free_netdev() which
is just below label err_ioremap, there is `list_for_each_entry_safe` and
`netif_napi_del` which aims to delete all entries in `dev->napi_list`.
The program has added an entry `adapter->rx_ring->napi` which is added by
`netif_napi_add` in igbvf_alloc_queues(). However, adapter->rx_ring has
been freed below label err_hw_init. So this a UAF.

In terms of how to patch the problem, we can refer to igbvf_remove() and
delete the entry before `adapter->rx_ring`.

The KASAN logs are as follows:

[ 35.126075] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450
[ 35.127170] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810126d990 by task modprobe/366
[ 35.128360]
[ 35.128643] CPU: 1 PID: 366 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 5.15.0-rc2+ #14
[ 35.129789] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.12.0-59-gc9ba5276e321-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[ 35.131749] Call Trace:
[ 35.132199] dump_stack_lvl+0x59/0x7b
[ 35.132865] print_address_description+0x7c/0x3b0
[ 35.133707] ? free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450
[ 35.134378] __kasan_report+0x160/0x1c0
[ 35.135063] ? free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450
[ 35.135738] kasan_report+0x4b/0x70
[ 35.136367] free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450
[ 35.137006] igbvf_probe+0x121d/0x1a10 [igbvf]
[ 35.137808] ? igbvf_vlan_rx_add_vid+0x100/0x100 [igbvf]
[ 35.138751] local_pci_probe+0x13c/0x1f0
[ 35.139461] pci_device_probe+0x37e/0x6c0
[ 35.165526]
[ 35.165806] Allocated by task 366:
[ 35.166414] ____kasan_kmalloc+0xc4/0xf0
[ 35.167117] foo_kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x3c/0x50 [igbvf]
[ 35.168078] igbvf_probe+0x9c5/0x1a10 [igbvf]
[ 35.168866] local_pci_probe+0x13c/0x1f0
[ 35.169565] pci_device_probe+0x37e/0x6c0
[ 35.179713]
[ 35.179993] Freed by task 366:
[ 35.180539] kasan_set_track+0x4c/0x80
[ 35.181211] kasan_set_free_info+0x1f/0x40
[ 35.181942] ____kasan_slab_free+0x103/0x140
[ 35.182703] kfree+0xe3/0x250
[ 35.183239] igbvf_probe+0x1173/0x1a10 [igbvf]
[ 35.184040] local_pci_probe+0x13c/0x1f0
Published: 2024-06-19
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7797-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7797-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7797-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7865-1 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 05 May 2025 08:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T13:57:27.931Z

Reserved: 2024-05-24T15:11:00.732Z

Link: CVE-2021-47589

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:39:59.864Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-06-19T15:15:53.490

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:36:36.933

Link: CVE-2021-47589

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-06-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-47589 - Bugzilla

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