bpf: Use raw_spinlock_t in ringbuf
The function __bpf_ringbuf_reserve is invoked from a tracepoint, which
disables preemption. Using spinlock_t in this context can lead to a
"sleep in atomic" warning in the RT variant. This issue is illustrated
in the example below:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 556208, name: test_progs
preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 1
INFO: lockdep is turned off.
Preemption disabled at:
[<ffffd33a5c88ea44>] migrate_enable+0xc0/0x39c
CPU: 7 PID: 556208 Comm: test_progs Tainted: G
Hardware name: Qualcomm SA8775P Ride (DT)
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0xac/0x130
show_stack+0x1c/0x30
dump_stack_lvl+0xac/0xe8
dump_stack+0x18/0x30
__might_resched+0x3bc/0x4fc
rt_spin_lock+0x8c/0x1a4
__bpf_ringbuf_reserve+0xc4/0x254
bpf_ringbuf_reserve_dynptr+0x5c/0xdc
bpf_prog_ac3d15160d62622a_test_read_write+0x104/0x238
trace_call_bpf+0x238/0x774
perf_call_bpf_enter.isra.0+0x104/0x194
perf_syscall_enter+0x2f8/0x510
trace_sys_enter+0x39c/0x564
syscall_trace_enter+0x220/0x3c0
do_el0_svc+0x138/0x1dc
el0_svc+0x54/0x130
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x150
el0t_64_sync+0x17c/0x180
Switch the spinlock to raw_spinlock_t to avoid this error.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
  Debian DLA | 
                DLA-4008-1 | linux-6.1 security update | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7276-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7277-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7310-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7449-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7449-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7450-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7451-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7452-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7453-1 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7468-1 | Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7523-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-7524-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities | 
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*  | 
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Use raw_spinlock_t in ringbuf The function __bpf_ringbuf_reserve is invoked from a tracepoint, which disables preemption. Using spinlock_t in this context can lead to a "sleep in atomic" warning in the RT variant. This issue is illustrated in the example below: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 556208, name: test_progs preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 1 INFO: lockdep is turned off. Preemption disabled at: [<ffffd33a5c88ea44>] migrate_enable+0xc0/0x39c CPU: 7 PID: 556208 Comm: test_progs Tainted: G Hardware name: Qualcomm SA8775P Ride (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xac/0x130 show_stack+0x1c/0x30 dump_stack_lvl+0xac/0xe8 dump_stack+0x18/0x30 __might_resched+0x3bc/0x4fc rt_spin_lock+0x8c/0x1a4 __bpf_ringbuf_reserve+0xc4/0x254 bpf_ringbuf_reserve_dynptr+0x5c/0xdc bpf_prog_ac3d15160d62622a_test_read_write+0x104/0x238 trace_call_bpf+0x238/0x774 perf_call_bpf_enter.isra.0+0x104/0x194 perf_syscall_enter+0x2f8/0x510 trace_sys_enter+0x39c/0x564 syscall_trace_enter+0x220/0x3c0 do_el0_svc+0x138/0x1dc el0_svc+0x54/0x130 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x150 el0t_64_sync+0x17c/0x180 Switch the spinlock to raw_spinlock_t to avoid this error. | |
| Title | bpf: Use raw_spinlock_t in ringbuf | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T22:25:57.730Z
Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.956Z
Link: CVE-2024-50138
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Status : Modified
Published: 2024-11-05T18:15:16.337
Modified: 2025-11-03T23:16:54.197
Link: CVE-2024-50138
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