An issue was discovered in aio_poll() in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel through 5.0.4. A file may be released by aio_poll_wake() if an expected event is triggered immediately (e.g., by the close of a pair of pipes) after the return of vfs_poll(), and this will cause a use-after-free.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.19 - 4.19.38 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.0 - 5.0.5 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | - |
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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linux / linux_kernel
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| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | 9.5 | - |
| netapp | hci_management_node | - | - |
| netapp | snapprotect | - | - |
| netapp | solidfire | - | - |
| netapp | cn1610_firmware | - | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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