CVE-2021-47324
Published: May 21, 2024
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: Fix possible use-after-free in wdt_startup() This module's remove path calls del_timer(). However, that function does not wait until the timer handler finishes. This means that the timer handler may still be running after the driver's remove function has finished, which would result in a use-after-free. Fix by calling del_timer_sync(), which makes sure the timer handler has finished, and unable to re-schedule itself.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 63a3dc24bd053792f84cb4eef0168b1266202a02affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 862f2b5a7c38762ac9e369daefbf361a91aca685affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 0ac50a76cf3cd63db000648b3b19f3f98b8aaa76affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < dc9403097be52d57a5c9c35efa9be79d166a78afaffected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 146cc288fb80c662c9c35e7bc58325d1ac0a7875+4 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.12unaffected 0 - < 2.6.12unaffected 4.4.276 - <= 4.4.*unaffected 4.9.276 - <= 4.9.*unaffected 4.14.240 - <= 4.14.*+6 more versions |
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