In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
keys: Fix UAF in key_put()
Once a key's reference count has been reduced to 0, the garbage collector
thread may destroy it at any time and so key_put() is not allowed to touch
the key after that point. The most key_put() is normally allowed to do is
to touch key_gc_work as that's a static global variable.
However, in an effort to speed up the reclamation of quota, this is now
done in key_put() once the key's usage is reduced to 0 - but now the code
is looking at the key after the deadline, which is forbidden.
Fix this by using a flag to indicate that a key can be gc'd now rather than
looking at the key's refcount in the garbage collector.
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Information
Published : 2025-03-31 20:15
Updated : 2025-04-08 15:48
NVD link : CVE-2025-21893
Mitre link : CVE-2025-21893
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-21893
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
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