{"cve":"CVE-2024-47747","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-21T13:15:04.753","modified":"2026-10-15T01:18:58.027","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: seeq: Fix use after free vulnerability in ether3 Driver Due to Race Condition\n\nIn the ether3_probe function, a timer is initialized with a callback\nfunction ether3_ledoff, bound to &prev(dev)->timer. Once the timer is\nstarted, there is a risk of a race condition if the module or device\nis removed, triggering the ether3_remove function to perform cleanup.\nThe sequence of operations that may lead to a UAF bug is as follows:\n\nCPU0                                    CPU1\n\n                      |  ether3_ledoff\nether3_remove         |\n  free_netdev(dev);   |\n  put_devic           |\n  kfree(dev);         |\n |  ether3_outw(priv(dev)->regs.config2 |= CFG2_CTRLO, REG_CONFIG2);\n                      | // use dev\n\nFix it by ensuring that the timer is canceled before proceeding with\nthe cleanup in ether3_remove.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c57d61a43293252ad732007c7070fdb112545fd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25d559ed2beec9b34045886100dac46d1ad92eba","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/338a0582b28e69460df03af50e938b86b4206353","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/516dbc6d16637430808c39568cbb6b841d32b55b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a77331cef0a219b8dd91361435eeef04cb741c"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-47747","score":0.00227,"percentile":0.13286,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}