Improper Locking Affecting kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELRTDEBUGDEBUGINFO-8135555
  • published1 Oct 2024
  • disclosed12 Jul 2024

Introduced: 12 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-40977  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:7001.

NVD Description

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

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

wifi: mt76: mt7921s: fix potential hung tasks during chip recovery

During chip recovery (e.g. chip reset), there is a possible situation that kernel worker reset_work is holding the lock and waiting for kernel thread stat_worker to be parked, while stat_worker is waiting for the release of the same lock. It causes a deadlock resulting in the dumping of hung tasks messages and possible rebooting of the device.

This patch prevents the execution of stat_worker during the chip recovery.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1