In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: vhci-hcd: Do not drop references before new references are gained At a few places the driver carries stale pointers to references that can still be used. Make sure that does not happen. This strictly speaking closes ZDI-CAN-22273, though there may be similar races in the driver.
| Product | Vendor | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Core installation) |
| Linux | Linux | 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 |
| Linux | Linux | 8.0 |