Linux Kernel up to 6.12.4 cond_resched state issue

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.230/5.15.173/6.1.119/6.6.65/6.12.4. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function cond_resched. This manipulation causes state issue. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-56589. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.230/5.15.173/6.1.119/6.6.65/6.12.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cond_resched. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-371. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Add cond_resched() for no forced preemption model For no forced preemption model kernel, in the scenario where the expander is connected to 12 high performance SAS SSDs, the following call trace may occur: [ 214.409199][ C240] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#240 stuck for 22s! [irq/149-hisi_sa:3211] [ 214.568533][ C240] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--) [ 214.575224][ C240] pc : fput_many+0x8c/0xdc [ 214.579480][ C240] lr : fput+0x1c/0xf0 [ 214.583302][ C240] sp : ffff80002de2b900 [ 214.587298][ C240] x29: ffff80002de2b900 x28: ffff1082aa412000 [ 214.593291][ C240] x27: ffff3062a0348c08 x26: ffff80003a9f6000 [ 214.599284][ C240] x25: ffff1062bbac5c40 x24: 0000000000001000 [ 214.605277][ C240] x23: 000000000000000a x22: 0000000000000001 [ 214.611270][ C240] x21: 0000000000001000 x20: 0000000000000000 [ 214.617262][ C240] x19: ffff3062a41ae580 x18: 0000000000010000 [ 214.623255][ C240] x17: 0000000000000001 x16: ffffdb3a6efe5fc0 [ 214.629248][ C240] x15: ffffffffffffffff x14: 0000000003ffffff [ 214.635241][ C240] x13: 000000000000ffff x12: 000000000000029c [ 214.641234][ C240] x11: 0000000000000006 x10: ffff80003a9f7fd0 [ 214.647226][ C240] x9 : ffffdb3a6f0482fc x8 : 0000000000000001 [ 214.653219][ C240] x7 : 0000000000000002 x6 : 0000000000000080 [ 214.659212][ C240] x5 : ffff55480ee9b000 x4 : fffffde7f94c6554 [ 214.665205][ C240] x3 : 0000000000000002 x2 : 0000000000000020 [ 214.671198][ C240] x1 : 0000000000000021 x0 : ffff3062a41ae5b8 [ 214.677191][ C240] Call trace: [ 214.680320][ C240] fput_many+0x8c/0xdc [ 214.684230][ C240] fput+0x1c/0xf0 [ 214.687707][ C240] aio_complete_rw+0xd8/0x1fc [ 214.692225][ C240] blkdev_bio_end_io+0x98/0x140 [ 214.696917][ C240] bio_endio+0x160/0x1bc [ 214.701001][ C240] blk_update_request+0x1c8/0x3bc [ 214.705867][ C240] scsi_end_request+0x3c/0x1f0 [ 214.710471][ C240] scsi_io_completion+0x7c/0x1a0 [ 214.715249][ C240] scsi_finish_command+0x104/0x140 [ 214.720200][ C240] scsi_softirq_done+0x90/0x180 [ 214.724892][ C240] blk_mq_complete_request+0x5c/0x70 [ 214.730016][ C240] scsi_mq_done+0x48/0xac [ 214.734194][ C240] sas_scsi_task_done+0xbc/0x16c [libsas] [ 214.739758][ C240] slot_complete_v3_hw+0x260/0x760 [hisi_sas_v3_hw] [ 214.746185][ C240] cq_thread_v3_hw+0xbc/0x190 [hisi_sas_v3_hw] [ 214.752179][ C240] irq_thread_fn+0x34/0xa4 [ 214.756435][ C240] irq_thread+0xc4/0x130 [ 214.760520][ C240] kthread+0x108/0x13c [ 214.764430][ C240] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 This is because in the hisi_sas driver, both the hardware interrupt handler and the interrupt thread are executed on the same CPU. In the performance test scenario, function irq_wait_for_interrupt() will always return 0 if lots of interrupts occurs and the CPU will be continuously consumed. As a result, the CPU cannot run the watchdog thread. When the watchdog time exceeds the specified time, call trace occurs. To fix it, add cond_resched() to execute the watchdog thread.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-56589 since 12/27/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214901 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66 or 6.12.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3dd2c5cb2c698a02a4ed2ea0acb7c9909374a8bf/2174bbc235f79fce88ea71fd08cf836568fcad5f/2991a023896b79e6753813ed88fbc98979713c73/50ddf4b0e1a4cb5e9ca0aac3d0a73202b903c87f/601f8001373fc3fbad498f9be427254908b7fcce/2233c4a0b948211743659b24c13d6bd059fa75fc 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 databases at Tenable (214901) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3762). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• Red Hat OpenShift
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.230
• 5.15.173
• 6.1.119
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.6.64
• 6.6.65
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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