Deadlock Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-7595620
- published 5 Aug 2024
- disclosed 29 Jul 2024
Introduced: 29 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-42090 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:7000.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs 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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42090
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4038c57bf61631219b31f1bd6e92106ec7f084dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a7a7c9571c3e62f17012dd7f2063e926179ddd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adec57ff8e66aee632f3dd1f93787c13d112b7a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04