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CVE-2024-38664NVD status: Analyzed

Linux: Improper Locking

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CVE-2024-38664 is a high-severity improper locking vulnerability in Linux, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 6ead3eccf67bc8318b1ce95ed879b2cc05b4fce9, 603661357056b5e5ba6d86f505fbc936eff396ba, be3f3042391d061cfca2bd22630e0d101acea5fc as the first without the flaw, so updating Linux to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.2% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Linux to 6ead3eccf67bc8318b1ce95ed879b2cc05b4fce9 or 603661357056b5e5ba6d86f505fbc936eff396ba or be3f3042391d061cfca2bd22630e0d101acea5fc, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Update Linux Kernel to 6.6.33 or 6.9.4, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
LinuxLinuxeb2d64bfcc174919a921295a5327b99a3b8f4166 up to, but not including, 6ead3eccf67bc8318b1ce95ed879b2cc05b4fce9; eb2d64bfcc174919a921295a5327b99a3b8f4166 up to, but not including, 603661357056b5e5ba6d86f505fbc936eff396ba; eb2d64bfcc174919a921295a5327b99a3b8f4166 up to, but not including, be3f3042391d061cfca2bd22630e0d101acea5fc; 6.26ead3eccf67bc8318b1ce95ed879b2cc05b4fce9, 603661357056b5e5ba6d86f505fbc936eff396ba, be3f3042391d061cfca2bd22630e0d101acea5fc
LinuxLinux Kernel6.2 up to, but not including, 6.6.33; 6.7 up to, but not including, 6.9.4; 6.106.6.33, 6.9.4

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: zynqmp_dpsub: Always register bridge We must always register the DRM bridge, since zynqmp_dp_hpd_work_func calls drm_bridge_hpd_notify, which in turn expects hpd_mutex to be initialized. We do this before zynqmp_dpsub_drm_init since that calls drm_bridge_attach. This fixes the following lockdep warning: [ 19.217084] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 19.227530] DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock) [ 19.227768] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 140 at kernel/locking/mutex.c:582 __mutex_lock+0x4bc/0x550 [ 19.241696] Modules linked in: [ 19.244937] CPU: 0 PID: 140 Comm: kworker/0:4 Not tainted 6.6.20+ #96 [ 19.252046] Hardware name: xlnx,zynqmp (DT) [ 19.256421] Workqueue: events zynqmp_dp_hpd_work_func [ 19.261795] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 19.269104] pc : __mutex_lock+0x4bc/0x550 [ 19.273364] lr : __mutex_lock+0x4bc/0x550 [ 19.277592] sp : ffffffc085c5bbe0 [ 19.281066] x29: ffffffc085c5bbe0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffffff88009417f8 [ 19.288624] x26: ffffff8800941788 x25: ffffff8800020008 x24: ffffffc082aa3000 [ 19.296227] x23: ffffffc080d90e3c x22: 0000000000000002 x21: 0000000000000000 [ 19.303744] x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffffff88002f5210 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 19.311295] x17: 6c707369642e3030 x16: 3030613464662072 x15: 0720072007200720 [ 19.318922] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 284e4f5f4e524157 x12: 0000000000000001 [ 19.326442] x11: 0001ffc085c5b940 x10: 0001ff88003f388b x9 : 0001ff88003f3888 [ 19.334003] x8 : 0001ff88003f3888 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 [ 19.341537] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000001668 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 19.349054] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffffff88003f3880 [ 19.356581] Call trace: [ 19.359160] __mutex_lock+0x4bc/0x550 [ 19.363032] mutex_lock_nested+0x24/0x30 [ 19.367187] drm_bridge_hpd_notify+0x2c/0x6c [ 19.371698] zynqmp_dp_hpd_work_func+0x44/0x54 [ 19.376364] process_one_work+0x3ac/0x988 [ 19.380660] worker_thread+0x398/0x694 [ 19.384736] kthread+0x1bc/0x1c0 [ 19.388241] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 19.392031] irq event stamp: 183 [ 19.395450] hardirqs last enabled at (183): [<ffffffc0800b9278>] finish_task_switch.isra.0+0xa8/0x2d4 [ 19.405140] hardirqs last disabled at (182): [<ffffffc081ad3754>] __schedule+0x714/0xd04 [ 19.413612] softirqs last enabled at (114): [<ffffffc080133de8>] srcu_invoke_callbacks+0x158/0x23c [ 19.423128] softirqs last disabled at (110): [<ffffffc080133de8>] srcu_invoke_callbacks+0x158/0x23c [ 19.432614] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- (cherry picked from commit 61ba791c4a7a09a370c45b70a81b8c7d4cf6b2ae)

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Locking

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use industry standard APIs to implement locking mechanism.

More Improper Locking vulnerabilities (CWE-667)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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