Linux Kernel up to 6.10.4 scsi kworker/0 ufshcd_rpm_get_sync deadlock

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.4. Affected by this issue is the function ufshcd_rpm_get_sync of the file kworker/0 of the component scsi. This manipulation causes deadlock. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-44953. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ufshcd_rpm_get_sync of the file kworker/0 of the component scsi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deadlock vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-833. The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: Fix deadlock during RTC update There is a deadlock when runtime suspend waits for the flush of RTC work, and the RTC work calls ufshcd_rpm_get_sync() to wait for runtime resume. Here is deadlock backtrace: kworker/0:1 D 4892.876354 10 10971 4859 0x4208060 0x8 10 0 120 670730152367 ptr f0ffff80c2e40000 0 1 0x00000001 0x000000ff 0x000000ff 0x000000ff __switch_to+0x1a8/0x2d4 __schedule+0x684/0xa98 schedule+0x48/0xc8 schedule_timeout+0x48/0x170 do_wait_for_common+0x108/0x1b0 wait_for_completion+0x44/0x60 __flush_work+0x39c/0x424 __cancel_work_sync+0xd8/0x208 cancel_delayed_work_sync+0x14/0x28 __ufshcd_wl_suspend+0x19c/0x480 ufshcd_wl_runtime_suspend+0x3c/0x1d4 scsi_runtime_suspend+0x78/0xc8 __rpm_callback+0x94/0x3e0 rpm_suspend+0x2d4/0x65c __pm_runtime_suspend+0x80/0x114 scsi_runtime_idle+0x38/0x6c rpm_idle+0x264/0x338 __pm_runtime_idle+0x80/0x110 ufshcd_rtc_work+0x128/0x1e4 process_one_work+0x26c/0x650 worker_thread+0x260/0x3d8 kthread+0x110/0x134 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Skip updating RTC if RPM state is not RPM_ACTIVE.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-44953 since 08/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212724 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7154-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.10.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f13f1858a28c/3911af778f20 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212724). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

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• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2
• 6.10.3
• 6.10.4

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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