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CVE-2022-50149— driver core: fix potential deadlock in __driver_attach

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞,该漏洞源于__driver_attach函数中存在潜在的AA死锁问题。

AI Predicted 7.8 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.15% · P4

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T1059.004 · Unix Shell

Affected Version Matrix 14

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux ef0ff68351be4fd83bec2d797f0efdc0174a55a4< 8191b6cd9ada09b675f17446d5872eb1f77685cb affected
ef0ff68351be4fd83bec2d797f0efdc0174a55a4< a93f33aeef4e6a94ae9c9d3f5b2f9085ad0572ec affected
ef0ff68351be4fd83bec2d797f0efdc0174a55a4< 733ab0c19bf17f6ad7c2b580ede006e369d5ab1b affected
ef0ff68351be4fd83bec2d797f0efdc0174a55a4< 779b634714c51d05baaeff4868ce2fd9fc7399bf affected
ef0ff68351be4fd83bec2d797f0efdc0174a55a4< 37f908038402c9b8325763f306a1c65d88757e15 affected
ef0ff68351be4fd83bec2d797f0efdc0174a55a4< 70fe758352cafdee72a7b13bf9db065f9613ced8 affected
5.1 affected
< 5.1 unaffected
… +6 more rows
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Vulnerability Title
driver core: fix potential deadlock in __driver_attach
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: fix potential deadlock in __driver_attach In __driver_attach function, There are also AA deadlock problem, like the commit b232b02bf3c2 ("driver core: fix deadlock in __device_attach"). stack like commit b232b02bf3c2 ("driver core: fix deadlock in __device_attach"). list below: In __driver_attach function, The lock holding logic is as follows: ... __driver_attach if (driver_allows_async_probing(drv)) device_lock(dev) // get lock dev async_schedule_dev(__driver_attach_async_helper, dev); // func async_schedule_node async_schedule_node_domain(func) entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct async_entry), GFP_ATOMIC); /* when fail or work limit, sync to execute func, but __driver_attach_async_helper will get lock dev as will, which will lead to A-A deadlock. */ if (!entry || atomic_read(&entry_count) > MAX_WORK) { func; else queue_work_node(node, system_unbound_wq, &entry->work) device_unlock(dev) As above show, when it is allowed to do async probes, because of out of memory or work limit, async work is not be allowed, to do sync execute instead. it will lead to A-A deadlock because of __driver_attach_async_helper getting lock dev. Reproduce: and it can be reproduce by make the condition (if (!entry || atomic_read(&entry_count) > MAX_WORK)) untenable, like below: [ 370.785650] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 370.787154] task:swapper/0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 1 ppid: 0 flags:0x00004000 [ 370.788865] Call Trace: [ 370.789374] <TASK> [ 370.789841] __schedule+0x482/0x1050 [ 370.790613] schedule+0x92/0x1a0 [ 370.791290] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x2c/0x50 [ 370.792256] __mutex_lock.isra.0+0x757/0xec0 [ 370.793158] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x1f/0x30 [ 370.794079] mutex_lock+0x50/0x60 [ 370.794795] __device_driver_lock+0x2f/0x70 [ 370.795677] ? driver_probe_device+0xd0/0xd0 [ 370.796576] __driver_attach_async_helper+0x1d/0xd0 [ 370.797318] ? driver_probe_device+0xd0/0xd0 [ 370.797957] async_schedule_node_domain+0xa5/0xc0 [ 370.798652] async_schedule_node+0x19/0x30 [ 370.799243] __driver_attach+0x246/0x290 [ 370.799828] ? driver_allows_async_probing+0xa0/0xa0 [ 370.800548] bus_for_each_dev+0x9d/0x130 [ 370.801132] driver_attach+0x22/0x30 [ 370.801666] bus_add_driver+0x290/0x340 [ 370.802246] driver_register+0x88/0x140 [ 370.802817] ? virtio_scsi_init+0x116/0x116 [ 370.803425] scsi_register_driver+0x1a/0x30 [ 370.804057] init_sd+0x184/0x226 [ 370.804533] do_one_initcall+0x71/0x3a0 [ 370.805107] kernel_init_freeable+0x39a/0x43a [ 370.805759] ? rest_init+0x150/0x150 [ 370.806283] kernel_init+0x26/0x230 [ 370.806799] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 To fix the deadlock, move the async_schedule_dev outside device_lock, as we can see, in async_schedule_node_domain, the parameter of queue_work_node is system_unbound_wq, so it can accept concurrent operations. which will also not change the code logic, and will not lead to deadlock.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞,该漏洞源于__driver_attach函数中存在潜在的AA死锁问题。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux ef0ff68351be4fd83bec2d797f0efdc0174a55a4 ~ 8191b6cd9ada09b675f17446d5872eb1f77685cb -
Linux Linux 5.1 -

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