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GHSA-XXMG-RP7C-344J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-17 09:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "ALSA: firewire-lib: operate for period elapse event in process context"

Commit 7ba5ca32fe6e ("ALSA: firewire-lib: operate for period elapse event in process context") removed the process context workqueue from amdtp_domain_stream_pcm_pointer() and update_pcm_pointers() to remove its overhead.

With RME Fireface 800, this lead to a regression since Kernels 5.14.0, causing an AB/BA deadlock competition for the substream lock with eventual system freeze under ALSA operation:

thread 0: * (lock A) acquire substream lock by snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq() in snd_pcm_status64() * (lock B) wait for tasklet to finish by calling tasklet_unlock_spin_wait() in tasklet_disable_in_atomic() in ohci_flush_iso_completions() of ohci.c

thread 1: * (lock B) enter tasklet * (lock A) attempt to acquire substream lock, waiting for it to be released: snd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave() in snd_pcm_period_elapsed() in update_pcm_pointers() in process_ctx_payloads() in process_rx_packets() of amdtp-stream.c

? tasklet_unlock_spin_wait ohci_flush_iso_completions firewire_ohci amdtp_domain_stream_pcm_pointer snd_firewire_lib snd_pcm_update_hw_ptr0 snd_pcm snd_pcm_status64 snd_pcm

? native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath _raw_spin_lock_irqsave snd_pcm_period_elapsed snd_pcm process_rx_packets snd_firewire_lib irq_target_callback snd_firewire_lib handle_it_packet firewire_ohci context_tasklet firewire_ohci

Restore the process context work queue to prevent deadlock AB/BA deadlock competition for ALSA substream lock of snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq() in snd_pcm_status64() and snd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave() in snd_pcm_period_elapsed().

revert commit 7ba5ca32fe6e ("ALSA: firewire-lib: operate for period elapse event in process context")

Replace inline description to prevent future deadlock.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-42274"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-667"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-08-17T09:15:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRevert \"ALSA: firewire-lib: operate for period elapse event in process context\"\n\nCommit 7ba5ca32fe6e (\"ALSA: firewire-lib: operate for period elapse event\nin process context\") removed the process context workqueue from\namdtp_domain_stream_pcm_pointer() and update_pcm_pointers() to remove\nits overhead.\n\nWith RME Fireface 800, this lead to a regression since\nKernels 5.14.0, causing an AB/BA deadlock competition for the\nsubstream lock with eventual system freeze under ALSA operation:\n\nthread 0:\n    * (lock A) acquire substream lock by\n\tsnd_pcm_stream_lock_irq() in\n\tsnd_pcm_status64()\n    * (lock B) wait for tasklet to finish by calling\n    \ttasklet_unlock_spin_wait() in\n\ttasklet_disable_in_atomic() in\n\tohci_flush_iso_completions() of ohci.c\n\nthread 1:\n    * (lock B) enter tasklet\n    * (lock A) attempt to acquire substream lock,\n    \twaiting for it to be released:\n\tsnd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave() in\n    \tsnd_pcm_period_elapsed() in\n\tupdate_pcm_pointers() in\n\tprocess_ctx_payloads() in\n\tprocess_rx_packets() of amdtp-stream.c\n\n? tasklet_unlock_spin_wait\n \u003c/NMI\u003e\n \u003cTASK\u003e\nohci_flush_iso_completions firewire_ohci\namdtp_domain_stream_pcm_pointer snd_firewire_lib\nsnd_pcm_update_hw_ptr0 snd_pcm\nsnd_pcm_status64 snd_pcm\n\n? native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath\n \u003c/NMI\u003e\n \u003cIRQ\u003e\n_raw_spin_lock_irqsave\nsnd_pcm_period_elapsed snd_pcm\nprocess_rx_packets snd_firewire_lib\nirq_target_callback snd_firewire_lib\nhandle_it_packet firewire_ohci\ncontext_tasklet firewire_ohci\n\nRestore the process context work queue to prevent deadlock\nAB/BA deadlock competition for ALSA substream lock of\nsnd_pcm_stream_lock_irq() in snd_pcm_status64()\nand snd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave() in snd_pcm_period_elapsed().\n\nrevert commit 7ba5ca32fe6e (\"ALSA: firewire-lib: operate for period\nelapse event in process context\")\n\nReplace inline description to prevent future deadlock.",
  "id": "GHSA-xxmg-rp7c-344j",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:12Z",
  "published": "2024-08-17T09:30:24Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42274"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c255db5a25edd42d1aca48e38b8e95ee5fd9ef"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dab73ab925a51ab05543b491bf17463a48ca323"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c07220cf634002f93a87ca2252a32766850f2d1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b239a37d68e8bc59f9516444da222841e3b13ba9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5043e69aeb2786f32e84132817a007a6430aa7d"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
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      "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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