staging: greybus: uart: fix tty use after free
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: greybus: uart: fix tty use after free User space can hold a tty open indefinitely and tty drivers must not release the underlying structures until the last user is gone. Switch to using the tty-port reference counter to manage the life time of the greybus tty state to avoid use after free after a disconnect.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.9 and later | 4.9.285, 4.14.249, 4.19.209, 5.4.150, 5.10.70, 5.14.9, 5.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.9 and later Fixed in 4.9.285, 4.14.249, 4.19.209, 5.4.150, 5.10.70, 5.14.9, 5.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 to before 4.9.285; 4.10 to before 4.14.249; 4.15 to before 4.19.209; 4.20 to before 5.4.150; 5.5 to before 5.10.70; 5.11 to before 5.14.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 to before 4.9.285; 4.10 to before 4.14.249; 4.15 to before 4.19.209; 4.20 to before 5.4.150; 5.5 to before 5.10.70; 5.11 to before 5.14.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.285, 4.14.249, 4.19.209, 5.4.150, 5.10.70, 5.14.9, 5.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47358
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp4x-rp64-962g
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92b67aaafb7c449db9f0c3dcabc0ff967cb3a42d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64062fcaca8872f063ec9da011e7bf30470be33f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5cfd51f6348e8fd7531461366946039c29c7e69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dc56951a8d9d61d364d346c61a5f1d70b4f5e14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e697e60ce9890e9258a73eb061288e7d68e5e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9872ff6fdce8b229f01993b611b5d1719cb70ff1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92dc0b1f46e12cfabd28d709bb34f7a39431b44f
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Sources
- CVE-2021-47358 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47358 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xp4x-rp64-962g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-47358 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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