5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-50249
"Linux ACPI CPPC Raw Spinlock Wait-Ordering Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock The following BUG was triggered: ============================= [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] 6.12.0-rc2-XXX #406 Not tainted ----------------------------- kworker/1:1/62 is trying to lock: ffffff8801593030 (&cpc_ptr->rmw_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cpc_write+0xcc/0x370 other info that might help us debug this: context-{5:5} 2 locks held by kworker/1:1/62: #0: ffffff897ef5ec98 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2c/0x50 #1: ffffff880154e238 (&sg_policy->update_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: sugov_update_shared+0x3c/0x280 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 62 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-g9654bd3e8806 #406 Workqueue: 0x0 (events) Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xa4/0x130 show_stack+0x20/0x38 dump_stack_lvl+0x90/0xd0 dump_stack+0x18/0x28 __lock_acquire+0x480/0x1ad8 lock_acquire+0x114/0x310 _raw_spin_lock+0x50/0x70 cpc_write+0xcc/0x370 cppc_set_perf+0xa0/0x3a8 cppc_cpufreq_fast_switch+0x40/0xc0 cpufreq_driver_fast_switch+0x4c/0x218 sugov_update_shared+0x234/0x280 update_load_avg+0x6ec/0x7b8 dequeue_entities+0x108/0x830 dequeue_task_fair+0x58/0x408 __schedule+0x4f0/0x1070 schedule+0x54/0x130 worker_thread+0xc0/0x2e8 kthread+0x130/0x148 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 sugov_update_shared() locks a raw_spinlock while cpc_write() locks a spinlock. To have a correct wait-type order, update rmw_lock to a raw spinlock and ensure that interrupts will be disabled on the CPU holding it. [ rjw: Changelog edits ]

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 9, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 14, 2024, 5:01 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb2b767c42fac61ab23c4063eb456baa4c2c262 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb2b767c42fac61ab23c4063eb456baa4c2c262 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c10941e34c5fdc0357e46a25bd130d9cf40b925 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c10941e34c5fdc0357e46a25bd130d9cf40b925 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23039b4aaf1e82e0feea1060834d4ec34262e453 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23039b4aaf1e82e0feea1060834d4ec34262e453 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b1df48d1e7000a214acd1a81b8012ca8a929c8 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b1df48d1e7000a214acd1a81b8012ca8a929c8 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c46d6b02588000c27b7b869388c2c0278bd0d173 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c46d6b02588000c27b7b869388c2c0278bd0d173 Patch
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15.168 up to (excluding) 5.15.171 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.113 up to (excluding) 6.1.116 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6.54 up to (excluding) 6.6.60 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.10.13 up to (excluding) 6.11 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11.2 up to (excluding) 6.11.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock The following BUG was triggered: ============================= [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] 6.12.0-rc2-XXX #406 Not tainted ----------------------------- kworker/1:1/62 is trying to lock: ffffff8801593030 (&cpc_ptr->rmw_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cpc_write+0xcc/0x370 other info that might help us debug this: context-{5:5} 2 locks held by kworker/1:1/62: #0: ffffff897ef5ec98 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2c/0x50 #1: ffffff880154e238 (&sg_policy->update_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: sugov_update_shared+0x3c/0x280 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 62 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-g9654bd3e8806 #406 Workqueue: 0x0 (events) Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xa4/0x130 show_stack+0x20/0x38 dump_stack_lvl+0x90/0xd0 dump_stack+0x18/0x28 __lock_acquire+0x480/0x1ad8 lock_acquire+0x114/0x310 _raw_spin_lock+0x50/0x70 cpc_write+0xcc/0x370 cppc_set_perf+0xa0/0x3a8 cppc_cpufreq_fast_switch+0x40/0xc0 cpufreq_driver_fast_switch+0x4c/0x218 sugov_update_shared+0x234/0x280 update_load_avg+0x6ec/0x7b8 dequeue_entities+0x108/0x830 dequeue_task_fair+0x58/0x408 __schedule+0x4f0/0x1070 schedule+0x54/0x130 worker_thread+0xc0/0x2e8 kthread+0x130/0x148 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 sugov_update_shared() locks a raw_spinlock while cpc_write() locks a spinlock. To have a correct wait-type order, update rmw_lock to a raw spinlock and ensure that interrupts will be disabled on the CPU holding it. [ rjw: Changelog edits ]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c46d6b02588000c27b7b869388c2c0278bd0d173 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23039b4aaf1e82e0feea1060834d4ec34262e453 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb2b767c42fac61ab23c4063eb456baa4c2c262 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b1df48d1e7000a214acd1a81b8012ca8a929c8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c10941e34c5fdc0357e46a25bd130d9cf40b925 [No types assigned]
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