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CVE-2024-26873

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-17
Fix available
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Fix a deadlock issue related to automatic dump If we issue a disabling PHY command, the device attached with it will go offline, if a 2 bit ECC error occurs at the same time, a hung task may be found: [ 4613.652388] INFO: task kworker/u256:0:165233 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 4613.666297] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.674809] task:kworker/u256:0 state:D stack: 0 pid:165233 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.683959] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0_disco_q sas_revalidate_domain [libsas] [ 4613.691518] Call trace: [ 4613.694678] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.698872] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.703063] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.706994] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.711705] __down+0x128/0x36c [ 4613.715548] down+0x240/0x2d0 [ 4613.719221] hisi_sas_internal_abort_timeout+0x1bc/0x260 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.726618] sas_execute_internal_abort+0x144/0x310 [libsas] [ 4613.732976] sas_execute_internal_abort_dev+0x44/0x60 [libsas] [ 4613.739504] hisi_sas_internal_task_abort_dev.isra.0+0xbc/0x1b0 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.747499] hisi_sas_dev_gone+0x174/0x250 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.753682] sas_notify_lldd_dev_gone+0xec/0x2e0 [libsas] [ 4613.759781] sas_unregister_common_dev+0x4c/0x7a0 [libsas] [ 4613.765962] sas_destruct_devices+0xb8/0x120 [libsas] [ 4613.771709] sas_do_revalidate_domain.constprop.0+0x1b8/0x31c [libsas] [ 4613.778930] sas_revalidate_domain+0x60/0xa4 [libsas] [ 4613.784716] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.789424] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.793878] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.797810] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 [ 4613.802121] INFO: task kworker/u256:4:316722 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 4613.816026] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.824538] task:kworker/u256:4 state:D stack: 0 pid:316722 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.833670] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0 hisi_sas_rst_work_handler [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.841491] Call trace: [ 4613.844647] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.848852] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.853052] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.856984] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.861695] __down+0x128/0x36c [ 4613.865542] down+0x240/0x2d0 [ 4613.869216] hisi_sas_controller_prereset+0x58/0x1fc [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.876324] hisi_sas_rst_work_handler+0x40/0x8c [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.883019] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.887732] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.892204] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.896118] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 [ 4613.900423] INFO: task kworker/u256:1:348985 blocked for more than 121 seconds. [ 4613.914341] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.922852] task:kworker/u256:1 state:D stack: 0 pid:348985 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.931984] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0_event_q sas_port_event_worker [libsas] [ 4613.939549] Call trace: [ 4613.942702] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.946892] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.951083] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.955015] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.959725] wait_for_common+0x200/0x610 [ 4613.964349] wait_for_completion+0x3c/0x5c [ 4613.969146] flush_workqueue+0x198/0x790 [ 4613.973776] sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd+0x1e8/0x320 [libsas] [ 4613.979960] sas_port_event_worker+0x54/0xa0 [libsas] [ 4613.985708] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.990420] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.994868] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.998800] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 This is because when the device goes offline, we obtain the hisi_hba semaphore and send the ABORT_DEV command to the device. However, the internal abort timed out due to the 2 bit ECC error and triggers automatic dump. In addition, since the hisi_hba semaphore has been obtained, the dump cannot be executed and the controller cannot be reset. Therefore, the deadlocks occur on the following circular dependencies ---truncated---

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dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-667

Shared 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.

General guidance for the improper locking class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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
Affected:>= 6.7, < 6.7.11>= 6.8, < 6.8.2

CVSS 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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.7.11 / 6.8.2 or later
Fixed in 6.7.116.8.2
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel 6.7.11 or 6.8.2 (depending on which major version branch is in use)

  1. Identify the current running Linux kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. If running kernel version >= 6.7 and < 6.7.11, upgrade to kernel 6.7.11 or later stable release
  3. If running kernel version >= 6.8 and < 6.8.2, upgrade to kernel 6.8.2 or later stable release
  4. After upgrading, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  5. Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version matches the fixed release
Caveat Standard kernel upgrade risks apply - ensure compatibility with custom drivers, modules, and system configurations before deploying

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