Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2024-56589

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-27
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.10.231 / 5.15.174 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

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NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Add cond_resched() for no forced preemption model For no forced preemption model kernel, in the scenario where the expander is connected to 12 high performance SAS SSDs, the following call trace may occur: [ 214.409199][ C240] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#240 stuck for 22s! [irq/149-hisi_sa:3211] [ 214.568533][ C240] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--) [ 214.575224][ C240] pc : fput_many+0x8c/0xdc [ 214.579480][ C240] lr : fput+0x1c/0xf0 [ 214.583302][ C240] sp : ffff80002de2b900 [ 214.587298][ C240] x29: ffff80002de2b900 x28: ffff1082aa412000 [ 214.593291][ C240] x27: ffff3062a0348c08 x26: ffff80003a9f6000 [ 214.599284][ C240] x25: ffff1062bbac5c40 x24: 0000000000001000 [ 214.605277][ C240] x23: 000000000000000a x22: 0000000000000001 [ 214.611270][ C240] x21: 0000000000001000 x20: 0000000000000000 [ 214.617262][ C240] x19: ffff3062a41ae580 x18: 0000000000010000 [ 214.623255][ C240] x17: 0000000000000001 x16: ffffdb3a6efe5fc0 [ 214.629248][ C240] x15: ffffffffffffffff x14: 0000000003ffffff [ 214.635241][ C240] x13: 000000000000ffff x12: 000000000000029c [ 214.641234][ C240] x11: 0000000000000006 x10: ffff80003a9f7fd0 [ 214.647226][ C240] x9 : ffffdb3a6f0482fc x8 : 0000000000000001 [ 214.653219][ C240] x7 : 0000000000000002 x6 : 0000000000000080 [ 214.659212][ C240] x5 : ffff55480ee9b000 x4 : fffffde7f94c6554 [ 214.665205][ C240] x3 : 0000000000000002 x2 : 0000000000000020 [ 214.671198][ C240] x1 : 0000000000000021 x0 : ffff3062a41ae5b8 [ 214.677191][ C240] Call trace: [ 214.680320][ C240] fput_many+0x8c/0xdc [ 214.684230][ C240] fput+0x1c/0xf0 [ 214.687707][ C240] aio_complete_rw+0xd8/0x1fc [ 214.692225][ C240] blkdev_bio_end_io+0x98/0x140 [ 214.696917][ C240] bio_endio+0x160/0x1bc [ 214.701001][ C240] blk_update_request+0x1c8/0x3bc [ 214.705867][ C240] scsi_end_request+0x3c/0x1f0 [ 214.710471][ C240] scsi_io_completion+0x7c/0x1a0 [ 214.715249][ C240] scsi_finish_command+0x104/0x140 [ 214.720200][ C240] scsi_softirq_done+0x90/0x180 [ 214.724892][ C240] blk_mq_complete_request+0x5c/0x70 [ 214.730016][ C240] scsi_mq_done+0x48/0xac [ 214.734194][ C240] sas_scsi_task_done+0xbc/0x16c [libsas] [ 214.739758][ C240] slot_complete_v3_hw+0x260/0x760 [hisi_sas_v3_hw] [ 214.746185][ C240] cq_thread_v3_hw+0xbc/0x190 [hisi_sas_v3_hw] [ 214.752179][ C240] irq_thread_fn+0x34/0xa4 [ 214.756435][ C240] irq_thread+0xc4/0x130 [ 214.760520][ C240] kthread+0x108/0x13c [ 214.764430][ C240] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 This is because in the hisi_sas driver, both the hardware interrupt handler and the interrupt thread are executed on the same CPU. In the performance test scenario, function irq_wait_for_interrupt() will always return 0 if lots of interrupts occurs and the CPU will be continuously consumed. As a result, the CPU cannot run the watchdog thread. When the watchdog time exceeds the specified time, call trace occurs. To fix it, add cond_resched() to execute the watchdog thread.

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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
Affected:>= 4.5, < 5.10.231>= 5.11, < 5.15.174>= 5.16, < 6.1.120>= 6.2, < 6.6.66>= 6.7, < 6.12.5

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 5.10.231 / 5.15.174 / 6.1.120 or later
Fixed in 5.10.2315.15.1746.1.120
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Recommended fix High confidence

5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, or 6.6.66 (depending on current branch)

  1. Upgrade Linux kernel to version 5.10.231 or later if using the 5.10.x branch
  2. Upgrade Linux kernel to version 5.15.174 or later if using the 5.15.x branch
  3. Upgrade Linux kernel to version 6.1.120 or later if using the 6.1.x branch
  4. Upgrade Linux kernel to version 6.6.66 or later if using the 6.2.x or 6.6.x branch
Caveat Standard kernel upgrade considerations apply - test in staging environment first, especially with proprietary drivers

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