Linux Kernel up to 5.17.14/5.18.3 watchdog: rzg2l_wdt clk_prepare_enable denial of service

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17.14/5.18.3. Affected by this issue is the function clk_prepare_enable of the component watchdog: rzg2l_wdt. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-49383. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17.14/5.18.3. Affected is the function clk_prepare_enable of the component watchdog: rzg2l_wdt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: rzg2l_wdt: Fix 'BUG: Invalid wait context' This patch fixes the issue 'BUG: Invalid wait context' during restart() callback by using clk_prepare_enable() instead of pm_runtime_get_sync() for turning on the clocks during restart. This issue is noticed when testing with renesas_defconfig. [ 42.213802] reboot: Restarting system [ 42.217860] [ 42.219364] ============================= [ 42.223368] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] [ 42.227372] 5.17.0-rc5-arm64-renesas-00002-g10393723e35e #522 Not tainted [ 42.234153] ----------------------------- [ 42.238155] systemd-shutdow/1 is trying to lock: [ 42.242766] ffff00000a650828 (&genpd->mlock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: genpd_lock_mtx+0x14/0x20 [ 42.250709] other info that might help us debug this: [ 42.255753] context-{4:4} [ 42.258368] 2 locks held by systemd-shutdow/1: [ 42.262806] #0: ffff80000944e1c8 (system_transition_mutex#2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __do_sys_reboot+0xd0/0x250 [ 42.272388] #1: ffff8000094c4e40 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x0/0x150 [ 42.281795] stack backtrace: [ 42.284672] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted 5.17.0-rc5-arm64-renesas-00002-g10393723e35e #522 [ 42.294577] Hardware name: Renesas SMARC EVK based on r9a07g044c2 (DT) [ 42.301096] Call trace: [ 42.303538] dump_backtrace+0xcc/0xd8 [ 42.307203] show_stack+0x14/0x30 [ 42.310517] dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb0 [ 42.314180] dump_stack+0x14/0x2c [ 42.317492] __lock_acquire+0x1b24/0x1b50 [ 42.321502] lock_acquire+0x120/0x3a8 [ 42.325162] __mutex_lock+0x84/0x8f8 [ 42.328737] mutex_lock_nested+0x30/0x58 [ 42.332658] genpd_lock_mtx+0x14/0x20 [ 42.336319] genpd_runtime_resume+0xc4/0x228 [ 42.340587] __rpm_callback+0x44/0x170 [ 42.344337] rpm_callback+0x64/0x70 [ 42.347824] rpm_resume+0x4e0/0x6b8 [ 42.351310] __pm_runtime_resume+0x50/0x78 [ 42.355404] rzg2l_wdt_restart+0x28/0x68 [ 42.359329] watchdog_restart_notifier+0x1c/0x30 [ 42.363943] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x94/0x150 [ 42.368732] do_kernel_restart+0x24/0x30 [ 42.372652] machine_restart+0x44/0x70 [ 42.376399] kernel_restart+0x3c/0x60 [ 42.380058] __do_sys_reboot+0x228/0x250 [ 42.383977] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x20/0x28 [ 42.387983] invoke_syscall+0x40/0xf8

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-49383 since 02/26/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 247777 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49383), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.17.15 or 5.18.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6505541e5298cea2b79da68ee626f583f8e18784/0a635239cd5484d8f2e702713ccc49ec82aa7594/e4cf89596c1f1e33309556699f910ced4abbaf44 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 (247777). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.17.0
• 5.17.1
• 5.17.2
• 5.17.3
• 5.17.4
• 5.17.5
• 5.17.6
• 5.17.7
• 5.17.8
• 5.17.9
• 5.17.10
• 5.17.11
• 5.17.12
• 5.17.13
• 5.17.14
• 5.18.0
• 5.18.1
• 5.18.2
• 5.18.3

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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