In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
Apr 3, 2024
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Nov 5, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Apr 3, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Apr 3, 2024
Last updated
Nov 5, 2024
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: roles: fix NULL pointer issue when put module's reference
In current design, usb role class driver will get usb_role_switch parent's
module reference after the user get usb_role_switch device and put the
reference after the user put the usb_role_switch device. However, the
parent device of usb_role_switch may be removed before the user put the
usb_role_switch. If so, then, NULL pointer issue will be met when the user
put the parent module's reference.
This will save the module pointer in structure of usb_role_switch. Then,
we don't need to find module by iterating long relations.
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