Use After Free Affecting kernel-64k-modules-internal package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNEL64KMODULESINTERNAL-9604413
  • published2 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Apr 2025

Introduced: 1 Apr 2025

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 kernel-64k-modules-internal.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-modules-internal package and not the kernel-64k-modules-internal package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 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