Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.1.131-143.221.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELTOOLSDEBUGINFO-9904775
  • published30 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Apr 2025

Introduced: 1 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-21928  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-tools-debuginfo to version 0:6.1.131-143.221.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-915.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-debuginfo package and not the kernel-tools-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

HID: intel-ish-hid: Fix use-after-free issue in ishtp_hid_remove()

The system can experience a random crash a few minutes after the driver is removed. This issue occurs due to improper handling of memory freeing in the ishtp_hid_remove() function.

The function currently frees the driver_data directly within the loop that destroys the HID devices, which can lead to accessing freed memory. Specifically, hid_destroy_device() uses driver_data when it calls hid_ishtp_set_feature() to power off the sensor, so freeing driver_data beforehand can result in accessing invalid memory.

This patch resolves the issue by storing the driver_data in a temporary variable before calling hid_destroy_device(), and then freeing the driver_data after the device is destroyed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1