usbnet: Run unregister_netdev() before unbind() again (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.27 % · percentile 19 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: Run unregister_netdev() before unbind() again Commit 2c9d6c2b871d ("usbnet: run unbind() before unregister_netdev()") sought to fix a use-after-free on disconnect of USB Ethernet adapters. It turns out that a different fix is necessary to address the issue: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/18b3541e5372bc9b9fc733d422f4e698c089077c.1650177997.git.lukas@wunner.de/ So the commit was not necessary. The commit made binding and unbinding of USB Ethernet asymmetrical: Before, usbnet_probe() first invoked the ->bind() callback and then register_netdev(). usbnet_disconnect() mirrored that by first invoking unregister_netdev() and then ->unbind(). Since the commit, the order in usbnet_disconnect() is reversed and no longer mirrors usbnet_probe(). One consequence is that a PHY disconnected (and stopped) in ->unbind() is afterwards stopped once more by unregister_netdev() as it closes the netdev before unregistering. That necessitates a contortion in ->stop() because the PHY may only be stopped if it hasn't already been disconnected. Reverting the commit allows making the call to phy_stop() unconditional in ->stop().
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416 — Use After Free
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54728
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-49501
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0307 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.15.46cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 5.17.14cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.18 < 5.18.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 2c9d6c2b871d5841ce26ede3e81fd37e2e33c42c < 6d5deb242874d924beccf7eb3cef04c1c3b0da79 ; affected 2c9d6c2b871d5841ce26ede3e81fd37e2e33c42c < fbda837107f9bd4ec658d2aa88c6856dba606f06 ; affected 2c9d6c2b871d5841ce26ede3e81fd37e2e33c42c < 969a1b3ea3cb7d58a16fe12fd1b04bfc0ea40509 ; affected 2c9d6c2b871d5841ce26ede3e81fd37e2e33c42c < d1408f6b4dd78fb1b9e26bcf64477984e5f85409 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.14 ; unaffected 0 < 5.14 ; unaffected 5.15.46 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 5.17.14 ≤ 5.17.* ; unaffected 5.18.3 ≤ 5.18.* ; unaffected 5.19 ≤ * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |