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CVE-2024-27004

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-01
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.4.275 / 5.10.216 or later.
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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: clk: Get runtime PM before walking tree during disable_unused Doug reported [1] the following hung task: INFO: task swapper/0:1 blocked for more than 122 seconds. Not tainted 5.15.149-21875-gf795ebc40eb8 #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:swapper/0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 1 ppid: 0 flags:0x00000008 Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x1f4 __schedule+0x418/0xb80 schedule+0x5c/0x10c rpm_resume+0xe0/0x52c rpm_resume+0x178/0x52c __pm_runtime_resume+0x58/0x98 clk_pm_runtime_get+0x30/0xb0 clk_disable_unused_subtree+0x58/0x208 clk_disable_unused_subtree+0x38/0x208 clk_disable_unused_subtree+0x38/0x208 clk_disable_unused_subtree+0x38/0x208 clk_disable_unused_subtree+0x38/0x208 clk_disable_unused+0x4c/0xe4 do_one_initcall+0xcc/0x2d8 do_initcall_level+0xa4/0x148 do_initcalls+0x5c/0x9c do_basic_setup+0x24/0x30 kernel_init_freeable+0xec/0x164 kernel_init+0x28/0x120 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 INFO: task kworker/u16:0:9 blocked for more than 122 seconds. Not tainted 5.15.149-21875-gf795ebc40eb8 #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u16:0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 9 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000008 Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func Call trace: __switch_to+0xf4/0x1f4 __schedule+0x418/0xb80 schedule+0x5c/0x10c schedule_preempt_disabled+0x2c/0x48 __mutex_lock+0x238/0x488 __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x1c/0x28 mutex_lock+0x50/0x74 clk_prepare_lock+0x7c/0x9c clk_core_prepare_lock+0x20/0x44 clk_prepare+0x24/0x30 clk_bulk_prepare+0x40/0xb0 mdss_runtime_resume+0x54/0x1c8 pm_generic_runtime_resume+0x30/0x44 __genpd_runtime_resume+0x68/0x7c genpd_runtime_resume+0x108/0x1f4 __rpm_callback+0x84/0x144 rpm_callback+0x30/0x88 rpm_resume+0x1f4/0x52c rpm_resume+0x178/0x52c __pm_runtime_resume+0x58/0x98 __device_attach+0xe0/0x170 device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x28 bus_probe_device+0x3c/0x9c device_add+0x644/0x814 mipi_dsi_device_register_full+0xe4/0x170 devm_mipi_dsi_device_register_full+0x28/0x70 ti_sn_bridge_probe+0x1dc/0x2c0 auxiliary_bus_probe+0x4c/0x94 really_probe+0xcc/0x2c8 __driver_probe_device+0xa8/0x130 driver_probe_device+0x48/0x110 __device_attach_driver+0xa4/0xcc bus_for_each_drv+0x8c/0xd8 __device_attach+0xf8/0x170 device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x28 bus_probe_device+0x3c/0x9c deferred_probe_work_func+0x9c/0xd8 process_one_work+0x148/0x518 worker_thread+0x138/0x350 kthread+0x138/0x1e0 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 The first thread is walking the clk tree and calling clk_pm_runtime_get() to power on devices required to read the clk hardware via struct clk_ops::is_enabled(). This thread holds the clk prepare_lock, and is trying to runtime PM resume a device, when it finds that the device is in the process of resuming so the thread schedule()s away waiting for the device to finish resuming before continuing. The second thread is runtime PM resuming the same device, but the runtime resume callback is calling clk_prepare(), trying to grab the prepare_lock waiting on the first thread. This is a classic ABBA deadlock. To properly fix the deadlock, we must never runtime PM resume or suspend a device with the clk prepare_lock held. Actually doing that is near impossible today because the global prepare_lock would have to be dropped in the middle of the tree, the device runtime PM resumed/suspended, and then the prepare_lock grabbed again to ensure consistency of the clk tree topology. If anything changes with the clk tree in the meantime, we've lost and will need to start the operation all over again. Luckily, most of the time we're simply incrementing or decrementing the runtime PM count on an active device, so we don't have the chance to schedule away with the prepare_lock held. Let's fix this immediate problem that can be ---truncated---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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:>= 4.15, < 5.4.275>= 5.5, < 5.10.216>= 5.11, < 5.15.157>= 5.16, < 6.1.88>= 6.2, < 6.6.29>= 6.7, < 6.8.8= 6.9
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 10.0
FedoraOperating system
Affected:= 38= 39= 40

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.4.275 / 5.10.216 / 5.15.157 or later
Fixed in 5.4.2755.10.2165.15.157
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel: upgrade to 5.4.275+, 5.10.216+, 5.15.157+, or 6.1.88+ | Debian 10: upgrade kernel from backports or migrate to newer Debian release | Fedora: upgrade to kernel-6.1.88+ via dnf update

  1. 1. Identify the currently running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. 2. For Debian 10 (Buster), upgrade to a kernel version that includes the fix (5.4.275+, 5.10.216+, 5.15.157+, or 6.1.88+) from backports or a newer distribution release
  3. 3. For Fedora 38/39/40, update the kernel package via 'dnf update kernel' to get a kernel version that includes the fix
  4. 4. For upstream Linux kernel users, upgrade to 5.4.275 or later, 5.10.216 or later, 5.15.157 or later, or 6.1.88 or later
  5. 5. Reboot the system into the updated kernel to apply the fix
  6. 6. Verify the fix is applied by checking 'uname -r' shows a patched version and confirming the system boots without hung task warnings
Caveat Kernel upgrades may introduce regressions; ensure compatibility with custom drivers or modules before rebooting

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