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GHSA-P6XG-JWXF-89CH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-20 12:30 – Updated: 2025-01-14 15:30
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Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pds_core: Fix pdsc_check_pci_health function to use work thread

When the driver notices fw_status == 0xff it tries to perform a PCI reset on itself via pci_reset_function() in the context of the driver's health thread. However, pdsc_reset_prepare calls pdsc_stop_health_thread(), which attempts to stop/flush the health thread. This results in a deadlock because the stop/flush will never complete since the driver called pci_reset_function() from the health thread context. Fix by changing the pdsc_check_pci_health_function() to queue a newly introduced pdsc_pci_reset_thread() on the pdsc's work queue.

Unloading the driver in the fw_down/dead state uncovered another issue, which can be seen in the following trace:

WARNING: CPU: 51 PID: 6914 at kernel/workqueue.c:1450 __queue_work+0x358/0x440 [...] RIP: 0010:__queue_work+0x358/0x440 [...] Call Trace: ? __warn+0x85/0x140 ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440 ? report_bug+0xfc/0x1e0 ? handle_bug+0x3f/0x70 ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440 queue_work_on+0x28/0x30 pdsc_devcmd_locked+0x96/0xe0 [pds_core] pdsc_devcmd_reset+0x71/0xb0 [pds_core] pdsc_teardown+0x51/0xe0 [pds_core] pdsc_remove+0x106/0x200 [pds_core] pci_device_remove+0x37/0xc0 device_release_driver_internal+0xae/0x140 driver_detach+0x48/0x90 bus_remove_driver+0x6d/0xf0 pci_unregister_driver+0x2e/0xa0 pdsc_cleanup_module+0x10/0x780 [pds_core] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x142/0x2b0 ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.18+0x126/0x1a0 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc RIP: 0033:0x7fbd9d03a14b [...]

Fix this by preventing the devcmd reset if the FW is not running.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-35968"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-667"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-20T10:15:11Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npds_core: Fix pdsc_check_pci_health function to use work thread\n\nWhen the driver notices fw_status == 0xff it tries to perform a PCI\nreset on itself via pci_reset_function() in the context of the driver\u0027s\nhealth thread. However, pdsc_reset_prepare calls\npdsc_stop_health_thread(), which attempts to stop/flush the health\nthread. This results in a deadlock because the stop/flush will never\ncomplete since the driver called pci_reset_function() from the health\nthread context. Fix by changing the pdsc_check_pci_health_function()\nto queue a newly introduced pdsc_pci_reset_thread() on the pdsc\u0027s\nwork queue.\n\nUnloading the driver in the fw_down/dead state uncovered another issue,\nwhich can be seen in the following trace:\n\nWARNING: CPU: 51 PID: 6914 at kernel/workqueue.c:1450 __queue_work+0x358/0x440\n[...]\nRIP: 0010:__queue_work+0x358/0x440\n[...]\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n ? __warn+0x85/0x140\n ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440\n ? report_bug+0xfc/0x1e0\n ? handle_bug+0x3f/0x70\n ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70\n ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20\n ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440\n queue_work_on+0x28/0x30\n pdsc_devcmd_locked+0x96/0xe0 [pds_core]\n pdsc_devcmd_reset+0x71/0xb0 [pds_core]\n pdsc_teardown+0x51/0xe0 [pds_core]\n pdsc_remove+0x106/0x200 [pds_core]\n pci_device_remove+0x37/0xc0\n device_release_driver_internal+0xae/0x140\n driver_detach+0x48/0x90\n bus_remove_driver+0x6d/0xf0\n pci_unregister_driver+0x2e/0xa0\n pdsc_cleanup_module+0x10/0x780 [pds_core]\n __x64_sys_delete_module+0x142/0x2b0\n ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.18+0x126/0x1a0\n do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc\nRIP: 0033:0x7fbd9d03a14b\n[...]\n\nFix this by preventing the devcmd reset if the FW is not running.",
  "id": "GHSA-p6xg-jwxf-89ch",
  "modified": "2025-01-14T15:30:50Z",
  "published": "2024-05-20T12:30:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35968"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38407914d48273d7f8ab765b9243658afe1c3ab6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81665adf25d28a00a986533f1d3a5df76b79cad9"
    }
  ],
  "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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