ghsa-65r3-2h9p-mm4c
Vulnerability from github
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drivers: staging: rtl8192e: Fix deadlock in rtllib_beacons_stop()
There is a deadlock in rtllib_beacons_stop(), which is shown below:
(Thread 1) | (Thread 2) | rtllib_send_beacon() rtllib_beacons_stop() | mod_timer() spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) | (wait a time) ... | rtllib_send_beacon_cb() del_timer_sync() | spin_lock_irqsave() //(2) (wait timer to stop) | ...
We hold ieee->beacon_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler also need ieee->beacon_lock in position (2) of thread 2. As a result, rtllib_beacons_stop() will block forever.
This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain the needed lock.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-49315"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-667"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T07:01:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrivers: staging: rtl8192e: Fix deadlock in rtllib_beacons_stop()\n\nThere is a deadlock in rtllib_beacons_stop(), which is shown\nbelow:\n\n (Thread 1) | (Thread 2)\n | rtllib_send_beacon()\nrtllib_beacons_stop() | mod_timer()\n spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) | (wait a time)\n ... | rtllib_send_beacon_cb()\n del_timer_sync() | spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)\n (wait timer to stop) | ...\n\nWe hold ieee-\u003ebeacon_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and\nuse del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler\nalso need ieee-\u003ebeacon_lock in position (2) of thread 2.\nAs a result, rtllib_beacons_stop() will block forever.\n\nThis patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of\nspin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain\nthe needed lock.",
"id": "GHSA-65r3-2h9p-mm4c",
"modified": "2025-03-14T00:30:51Z",
"published": "2025-03-14T00:30:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49315"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08bacf871c019163ccd1389d0bc957a43324967a"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f69d7d5e918aa43423d86bd17ddb11b1b5e8ada"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381045dc64d23a2229c47c5524c06bfc33d34446"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4681129fda9e8555392eaaadb239ec6a6e2b3e12"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c861009bf437a18417df24cea0d181741b7d72"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64b05fa212c7e4d057676e8b7e7120c6eb2f615b"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6bdbd9337de3917945847bde262a34a87a6303"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fef451f0fbbe85dbd2962b18379d02e2965610db"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd4c4d5293e4985092ea45ba21cad9326e2e434"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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