ghsa-4hgc-47xp-7m5f
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-09-15 15:31
Modified
2025-09-15 15:31
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipv6/addrconf: fix a potential refcount underflow for idev

Now in addrconf_mod_rs_timer(), reference idev depends on whether rs_timer is not pending. Then modify rs_timer timeout.

There is a time gap in [1], during which if the pending rs_timer becomes not pending. It will miss to hold idev, but the rs_timer is activated. Thus rs_timer callback function addrconf_rs_timer() will be executed and put idev later without holding idev. A refcount underflow issue for idev can be caused by this.

if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer))
    in6_dev_hold(idev);
      <--------------[1]
mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when);

To fix the issue, hold idev if mod_timer() return 0.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-53189"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-15T14:15:41Z",
    "severity": null
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv6/addrconf: fix a potential refcount underflow for idev\n\nNow in addrconf_mod_rs_timer(), reference idev depends on whether\nrs_timer is not pending. Then modify rs_timer timeout.\n\nThere is a time gap in [1], during which if the pending rs_timer\nbecomes not pending. It will miss to hold idev, but the rs_timer\nis activated. Thus rs_timer callback function addrconf_rs_timer()\nwill be executed and put idev later without holding idev. A refcount\nunderflow issue for idev can be caused by this.\n\n\tif (!timer_pending(\u0026idev-\u003ers_timer))\n\t\tin6_dev_hold(idev);\n\t\t  \u003c--------------[1]\n\tmod_timer(\u0026idev-\u003ers_timer, jiffies + when);\n\nTo fix the issue, hold idev if mod_timer() return 0.",
  "id": "GHSA-4hgc-47xp-7m5f",
  "modified": "2025-09-15T15:31:24Z",
  "published": "2025-09-15T15:31:24Z",
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