In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
driver core: fix deadlock in __device_attach
In __device_attach function, The lock holding logic is as follows:
...
__device_attach
device_lock(dev) // get lock dev
async_schedule_dev(__device_attach_async_helper, dev); // func
async_schedule_node
async_schedule_node_domain(func)
entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct async_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
/* when fail or work limit, sync to execute func, but
__device_attach_async_helper will get lock dev as
well, which will lead to A-A deadlock. */
if (!entry || atomic_read(&entry_count) > MAX_WORK) {
func;
else
queue_work_node(node, system_unbound_wq, &entry->work)
device_unlock(dev)
As shown above, when it is allowed to do async probes, because of
out of memory or work limit, async work is not allowed, to do
sync execute instead. it will lead to A-A deadlock because of
__device_attach_async_helper getting lock dev.
To fix the deadlock, move the async_schedule_dev outside device_lock,
as we can see, in async_schedule_node_domain, the parameter of
queue_work_node is system_unbound_wq, so it can accept concurrent
operations. which will also not change the code logic, and will
not lead to deadlock.
driver core: fix deadlock in __device_attach
In __device_attach function, The lock holding logic is as follows:
...
__device_attach
device_lock(dev) // get lock dev
async_schedule_dev(__device_attach_async_helper, dev); // func
async_schedule_node
async_schedule_node_domain(func)
entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct async_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
/* when fail or work limit, sync to execute func, but
__device_attach_async_helper will get lock dev as
well, which will lead to A-A deadlock. */
if (!entry || atomic_read(&entry_count) > MAX_WORK) {
func;
else
queue_work_node(node, system_unbound_wq, &entry->work)
device_unlock(dev)
As shown above, when it is allowed to do async probes, because of
out of memory or work limit, async work is not allowed, to do
sync execute instead. it will lead to A-A deadlock because of
__device_attach_async_helper getting lock dev.
To fix the deadlock, move the async_schedule_dev outside device_lock,
as we can see, in async_schedule_node_domain, the parameter of
queue_work_node is system_unbound_wq, so it can accept concurrent
operations. which will also not change the code logic, and will
not lead to deadlock.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendors | Products |
|---|---|
| Linux |
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| Redhat |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | |||
| kernel-0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 | RHSA-2023:2951 | 2023-05-16T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | |||
| kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | RHSA-2023:2458 | 2023-05-09T00:00:00Z |
| kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | RHSA-2023:2458 | 2023-05-09T00:00:00Z |
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Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Tue, 06 May 2025 02:45:00 +0000
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-667 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: fix deadlock in __device_attach In __device_attach function, The lock holding logic is as follows: ... __device_attach device_lock(dev) // get lock dev async_schedule_dev(__device_attach_async_helper, dev); // func async_schedule_node async_schedule_node_domain(func) entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct async_entry), GFP_ATOMIC); /* when fail or work limit, sync to execute func, but __device_attach_async_helper will get lock dev as well, which will lead to A-A deadlock. */ if (!entry || atomic_read(&entry_count) > MAX_WORK) { func; else queue_work_node(node, system_unbound_wq, &entry->work) device_unlock(dev) As shown above, when it is allowed to do async probes, because of out of memory or work limit, async work is not allowed, to do sync execute instead. it will lead to A-A deadlock because of __device_attach_async_helper getting lock dev. To fix the deadlock, move the async_schedule_dev outside device_lock, as we can see, in async_schedule_node_domain, the parameter of queue_work_node is system_unbound_wq, so it can accept concurrent operations. which will also not change the code logic, and will not lead to deadlock. | |
| Title | driver core: fix deadlock in __device_attach | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-04T08:36:16.018Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T02:08:31.555Z
Link: CVE-2022-49371
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:13.777
Modified: 2025-04-14T20:43:02.437
Link: CVE-2022-49371
Redhat
OpenCVE Enrichment
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