CVE-2023-53060

igb: revert rtnl_lock() that causes deadlock

published May 2, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

igb: revert rtnl_lock() that causes deadlock

The commit 6faee3d4ee8b ("igb: Add lock to avoid data race") adds

rtnl_lock to eliminate a false data race shown below

(FREE from device detaching) | (USE from netdev core)

igb_remove | igb_ndo_get_vf_config

igb_disable_sriov | vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count?

kfree(adapter->vf_data) |

adapter->vfs_allocated_count = 0 |

| memcpy(... adapter->vf_data[vf]

The above race will never happen and the extra rtnl_lock causes deadlock

below

[ 141.420169] <TASK>

[ 141.420672] __schedule+0x2dd/0x840

[ 141.421427] schedule+0x50/0xc0

[ 141.422041] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x11/0x20

[ 141.422678] __mutex_lock.isra.13+0x431/0x6b0

[ 141.423324] unregister_netdev+0xe/0x20

[ 141.423578] igbvf_remove+0x45/0xe0 [igbvf]

[ 141.423791] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xb0

[ 141.423990] device_release_driver_internal+0xc1/0x160

[ 141.424270] pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90

[ 141.424507] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0xe/0x20

[ 141.424789] pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xba/0x120

[ 141.425452] sriov_disable+0x2f/0xf0

[ 141.425679] igb_disable_sriov+0x4e/0x100 [igb]

[ 141.426353] igb_remove+0xa0/0x130 [igb]

[ 141.426599] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xb0

[ 141.426796] device_release_driver_internal+0xc1/0x160

[ 141.427060] driver_detach+0x44/0x90

[ 141.427253] bus_remove_driver+0x55/0xe0

[ 141.427477] pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0xa0

[ 141.428296] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x141/0x2b0

[ 141.429126] ? mntput_no_expire+0x4a/0x240

[ 141.429363] ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.19+0x126/0x1a0

[ 141.429653] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x80

[ 141.429847] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x14d/0x1c0

[ 141.430109] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30

[ 141.430849] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80

[ 141.431083] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x183/0x1b0

[ 141.431770] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30

[ 141.432482] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80

[ 141.432714] ? exc_page_fault+0x64/0x140

[ 141.432911] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc

Since the igb_disable_sriov() will call pci_disable_sriov() before

releasing any resources, the netdev core will synchronize the cleanup to

avoid any races. This patch removes the useless rtnl_(un)lock to guarantee

correctness.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00153 · 4.1th percentile
Published
2025-05-02T15:55Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 MAY 15:55Z
    igb: revert rtnl_lock() that causes deadlock
    cvelistv5