In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx()
ieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a null check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed and __ieee80211_scan_completed() executes, which then calls cfg80211_scan_done() leading to the freeing of scan_req.
Since scan_req is rcu_dereference()'d, prevent the racing in __ieee80211_scan_completed() by ensuring that from mac80211's POV it is no longer accessed from an RCU read critical section before we call cfg80211_scan_done().
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.19 | 4.9.330 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.10 | 4.14.295 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.15 | 4.19.260 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.20 | 5.4.215 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 5.5 | 5.10.142 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 5.11 | 5.15.66 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 5.16 | 5.19.8 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.0-rc1 | 6.0-rc1.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.0-rc2 | 6.0-rc2.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.0-rc3 | 6.0-rc3.x |