UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46959

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CVE-2021-46959
Published: 29 Feb 2024, 23:15
Last modified:03 Jun 2026, 13:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

29 Feb 2024, 23:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Jun 2026, 13:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: Fix use-after-free with devm_spi_alloc_* We can't rely on the contents of the devres list during spi_unregister_controller(), as the list is already torn down at the time we perform devres_find() for devm_spi_release_controller. This causes devices registered with devm_spi_alloc_{master,slave}() to be mistakenly identified as legacy, non-devm managed devices and have their reference counters decremented below 0. ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 660 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x108/0x174 [<b0396f04>] (refcount_warn_saturate) from [<b03c56a4>] (kobject_put+0x90/0x98) [<b03c5614>] (kobject_put) from [<b0447b4c>] (put_device+0x20/0x24) r4:b6700140 [<b0447b2c>] (put_device) from [<b07515e8>] (devm_spi_release_controller+0x3c/0x40) [<b07515ac>] (devm_spi_release_controller) from [<b045343c>] (release_nodes+0x84/0xc4) r5:b6700180 r4:b6700100 [<b04533b8>] (release_nodes) from [<b0454160>] (devres_release_all+0x5c/0x60) r8:b1638c54 r7:b117ad94 r6:b1638c10 r5:b117ad94 r4:b163dc10 [<b0454104>] (devres_release_all) from [<b044e41c>] (__device_release_driver+0x144/0x1ec) r5:b117ad94 r4:b163dc10 [<b044e2d8>] (__device_release_driver) from [<b044f70c>] (device_driver_detach+0x84/0xa0) r9:00000000 r8:00000000 r7:b117ad94 r6:b163dc54 r5:b1638c10 r4:b163dc10 [<b044f688>] (device_driver_detach) from [<b044d274>] (unbind_store+0xe4/0xf8) Instead, determine the devm allocation state as a flag on the controller which is guaranteed to be stable during cleanup.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 4.4.0-268.302 | < 4.15.0-151.157 | < 5.4.0-77.86

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1143.149 | < 4.4.0-1181.196 | < 4.15.0-1109.116 | < 5.4.0-1051.53

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1051.53~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 4.15.0-2051.53

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    < 4.15.0-1109.116~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1121.134~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1121.134~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1051.53

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1121.134

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1051.53~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 4.15.0-2033.37

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    < 5.4.0-1013.16 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 4.4.0-1113.120 | < 4.15.0-1066.75 | < 5.4.0-1028.32 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.15.0-1106.120~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1046.49

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1106.120

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1046.49~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    < 4.15.0-2016.18

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop

    < 5.4.0-1018.19

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.15.0-151.157~16.04.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4

    < 5.4.0-77.86~18.04.1

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References (7)