Deadlock Affecting kernel-rt-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTCORE-7595550
  • published5 Aug 2024
  • disclosed29 Jul 2024

Introduced: 29 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-42090  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-833  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:7001.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-core package and not the kernel-rt-core package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER

In create_pinctrl(), pinctrl_maps_mutex is acquired before calling add_setting(). If add_setting() returns -EPROBE_DEFER, create_pinctrl() calls pinctrl_free(). However, pinctrl_free() attempts to acquire pinctrl_maps_mutex, which is already held by create_pinctrl(), leading to a potential deadlock.

This patch resolves the issue by releasing pinctrl_maps_mutex before calling pinctrl_free(), preventing the deadlock.

This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.

CVSS Scores

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