GHSA-M6WX-5X43-45RQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-17 12:32 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
aoe: fix the potential use-after-free problem in aoecmd_cfg_pkts
This patch is against CVE-2023-6270. The description of cve is:
A flaw was found in the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux
kernel. The aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function improperly updates the refcnt on
struct net_device, and a use-after-free can be triggered by racing
between the free on the struct and the access through the skbtxq
global queue. This could lead to a denial of service condition or
potential code execution.
In aoecmd_cfg_pkts(), it always calls dev_put(ifp) when skb initial code is finished. But the net_device ifp will still be used in later tx()->dev_queue_xmit() in kthread. Which means that the dev_put(ifp) should NOT be called in the success path of skb initial code in aoecmd_cfg_pkts(). Otherwise tx() may run into use-after-free because the net_device is freed.
This patch removed the dev_put(ifp) in the success path in aoecmd_cfg_pkts(), and added dev_put() after skb xmit in tx().
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-26898"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-17T11:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\naoe: fix the potential use-after-free problem in aoecmd_cfg_pkts\n\nThis patch is against CVE-2023-6270. The description of cve is:\n\n A flaw was found in the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux\n kernel. The aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function improperly updates the refcnt on\n `struct net_device`, and a use-after-free can be triggered by racing\n between the free on the struct and the access through the `skbtxq`\n global queue. This could lead to a denial of service condition or\n potential code execution.\n\nIn aoecmd_cfg_pkts(), it always calls dev_put(ifp) when skb initial\ncode is finished. But the net_device ifp will still be used in\nlater tx()-\u003edev_queue_xmit() in kthread. Which means that the\ndev_put(ifp) should NOT be called in the success path of skb\ninitial code in aoecmd_cfg_pkts(). Otherwise tx() may run into\nuse-after-free because the net_device is freed.\n\nThis patch removed the dev_put(ifp) in the success path in\naoecmd_cfg_pkts(), and added dev_put() after skb xmit in tx().",
"id": "GHSA-m6wx-5x43-45rq",
"modified": "2026-05-12T12:31:39Z",
"published": "2024-04-17T12:32:05Z",
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