CVE-2024-42294

MEDIUM EPSS 6.7%
Published Aug 17, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 17, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix deadlock between sd_remove & sd_release Our test report the following hung task: [ 2538.459400] INFO: task "kworker/0:0":7 blocked for more than 188 seconds. [ 2538.459427] Call trace: [ 2538.459430] __switch_to+0x174/0x338 [ 2538.459436] __schedule+0x628/0x9c4 [ 2538.459442] schedule+0x7c/0xe8 [ 2538.459447] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x24/0x40 [ 2538.459453] __mutex_lock+0x3ec/0xf04 [ 2538.459456] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x14/0x24 [ 2538.459459] mutex_lock+0x30/0xd8 [ 2538.459462] del_gendisk+0xdc/0x350 [ 2538.459466] sd_remove+0x30/0x60 [ 2538.459470] device_release_driver_internal+0x1c4/0x2c4 [ 2538.459474] device_release_driver+0x18/0x28 [ 2538.459478] bus_remove_device+0x15c/0x174 [ 2538.459483] device_del+0x1d0/0x358 [ 2538.459488] __scsi_remove_device+0xa8/0x198 [ 2538.459493] scsi_forget_host+0x50/0x70 [ 2538.459497] scsi_remove_host+0x80/0x180 [ 2538.459502] usb_stor_disconnect+0x68/0xf4 [ 2538.459506] usb_unbind_interface+0xd4/0x280 [ 2538.459510] device_release_driver_internal+0x1c4/0x2c4 [ 2538.459514] device_release_driver+0x18/0x28 [ 2538.459518] bus_remove_device+0x15c/0x174 [ 2538.459523] device_del+0x1d0/0x358 [ 2538.459528] usb_disable_device+0x84/0x194 [ 2538.459532] usb_disconnect+0xec/0x300 [ 2538.459537] hub_event+0xb80/0x1870 [ 2538.459541] process_scheduled_works+0x248/0x4dc [ 2538.459545] worker_thread+0x244/0x334 [ 2538.459549] kthread+0x114/0x1bc [ 2538.461001] INFO: task "fsck.":15415 blocked for more than 188 seconds. [ 2538.461014] Call trace: [ 2538.461016] __switch_to+0x174/0x338 [ 2538.461021] __schedule+0x628/0x9c4 [ 2538.461025] schedule+0x7c/0xe8 [ 2538.461030] blk_queue_enter+0xc4/0x160 [ 2538.461034] blk_mq_alloc_request+0x120/0x1d4 [ 2538.461037] scsi_execute_cmd+0x7c/0x23c [ 2538.461040] ioctl_internal_command+0x5c/0x164 [ 2538.461046] scsi_set_medium_removal+0x5c/0xb0 [ 2538.461051] sd_release+0x50/0x94 [ 2538.461054] blkdev_put+0x190/0x28c [ 2538.461058] blkdev_release+0x28/0x40 [ 2538.461063] __fput+0xf8/0x2a8 [ 2538.461066] __fput_sync+0x28/0x5c [ 2538.461070] __arm64_sys_close+0x84/0xe8 [ 2538.461073] invoke_syscall+0x58/0x114 [ 2538.461078] el0_svc_common+0xac/0xe0 [ 2538.461082] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 [ 2538.461087] el0_svc+0x38/0x68 [ 2538.461090] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x68/0xbc [ 2538.461093] el0t_64_sync+0x1a8/0x1ac T1: T2: sd_remove del_gendisk __blk_mark_disk_dead blk_freeze_queue_start ++q->mq_freeze_depth bdev_release mutex_lock(&disk->open_mutex) sd_release scsi_execute_cmd blk_queue_enter wait_event(!q->mq_freeze_depth) mutex_lock(&disk->open_mutex) SCSI does not set GD_OWNS_QUEUE, so QUEUE_FLAG_DYING is not set in this scenario. This is a classic ABBA deadlock. To fix the deadlock, make sure we don't try to acquire disk->open_mutex after freezing the queue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
6.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-667

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.5  –  <6.6.44
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.10.3

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5625a83eac91fdff1d5f0202ecfc45a31983c9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e04da2dc7013af50ed3a2beb698d5168d1e594b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5418f48a93b69ed9e6a2281eee06b412f14a544
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5625a83eac91fdff1d5f0202ecfc45a31983c9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e04da2dc7013af50ed3a2beb698d5168d1e594b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5418f48a93b69ed9e6a2281eee06b412f14a544
    Patch