Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
IB/hfi1: Fix possible panic during hotplug remove
During hotplug remove it is possible that the update counters work might be pending, and may run after memory has been freed. Cancel the update counters work before freeing memory.
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , Oracle Linux 7 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU , Ubuntu 16.04 ELS , Ubuntu 18.04 ELS , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 4.18.0 (+9 more)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
IB/hfi1: Fix possible panic during hotplug remove
During hotplug remove it is possible that the update counters work might be pending, and may run after memory has been freed. Cancel the update counters work before freeing memory.