CVE-2024-43862

net: wan: fsl_qmc_hdlc: Convert carrier_lock spinlock to a mutex

published August 20, 2024

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

net: wan: fsl_qmc_hdlc: Convert carrier_lock spinlock to a mutex

The carrier_lock spinlock protects the carrier detection. While it is

held, framer_get_status() is called which in turn takes a mutex.

This is not correct and can lead to a deadlock.

A run with PROVE_LOCKING enabled detected the issue:

[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]

...

c204ddbc (&framer->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: framer_get_status+0x40/0x78

other info that might help us debug this:

context-{4:4}

2 locks held by ifconfig/146:

#0: c0926a38 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: devinet_ioctl+0x12c/0x664

#1: c2006a40 (&qmc_hdlc->carrier_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: qmc_hdlc_framer_set_carrier+0x30/0x98

Avoid the spinlock usage and convert carrier_lock to a mutex.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00141 · 3.1th percentile
Published
2024-08-20T23:45Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 23:45Z
    net: wan: fsl_qmc_hdlc: Convert carrier_lock spinlock to a mutex
    cvelistv5