Linux KernelOperating system · Linux
CVE-2022-50174
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NVD · uneditedIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hinic: avoid kernel hung in hinic_get_stats64() When using hinic device as a bond slave device, and reading device stats of master bond device, the kernel may hung. The kernel panic calltrace as follows: Kernel panic - not syncing: softlockup: hung tasks Call trace: native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x1ec/0x31c dev_get_stats+0x60/0xcc dev_seq_printf_stats+0x40/0x120 dev_seq_show+0x1c/0x40 seq_read_iter+0x3c8/0x4dc seq_read+0xe0/0x130 proc_reg_read+0xa8/0xe0 vfs_read+0xb0/0x1d4 ksys_read+0x70/0xfc __arm64_sys_read+0x20/0x30 el0_svc_common+0x88/0x234 do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x90 el0_svc+0x1c/0x30 el0_sync_handler+0xa8/0xb0 el0_sync+0x148/0x180 And the calltrace of task that actually caused kernel hungs as follows: __switch_to+124 __schedule+548 schedule+72 schedule_timeout+348 __down_common+188 __down+24 down+104 hinic_get_stats64+44 [hinic] dev_get_stats+92 bond_get_stats+172 [bonding] dev_get_stats+92 dev_seq_printf_stats+60 dev_seq_show+24 seq_read_iter+964 seq_read+220 proc_reg_read+164 vfs_read+172 ksys_read+108 __arm64_sys_read+28 el0_svc_common+132 do_el0_svc+40 el0_svc+24 el0_sync_handler+164 el0_sync+324 When getting device stats from bond, kernel will call bond_get_stats(). It first holds the spinlock bond->stats_lock, and then call hinic_get_stats64() to collect hinic device's stats. However, hinic_get_stats64() calls `down(&nic_dev->mgmt_lock)` to protect its critical section, which may schedule current task out. And if system is under high pressure, the task cannot be woken up immediately, which eventually triggers kernel hung panic. Since previous patch has replaced hinic_dev.tx_stats/rx_stats with local variable in hinic_get_stats64(), there is nothing need to be protected by lock, so just removing down()/up() is ok.
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dbcve analysisShared resources are accessed without correct locking, so concurrent operations interleave into inconsistent — and sometimes exploitable — states, or deadlock the service outright. These bugs are subtle and timing-dependent. The fix is correct, consistent locking or atomic operations around every shared resource.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
>= 4.14, < 5.10.137>= 5.11, < 5.15.61>= 5.16, < 5.18.18>= 5.19, < 5.19.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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dbcve · scoped5.10.1375.15.615.18.18
5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, or 5.19.2 (minimum fixed version in each affected branch)
- Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.10.137 or later for the 5.10.y branch, OR
- Upgrade to version 5.15.61 or later for the 5.15.y branch, OR
- Upgrade to version 5.18.18 or later for the 5.18.y branch, OR
- Upgrade to version 5.19.2 or later for the 5.19.y branch
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