In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: mxl111sf: change mutex_init() location
Syzbot reported, that mxl111sf_ctrl_msg() uses uninitialized mutex. The problem was in wrong mutex_init() location.
Previous mutex_init(&state->msg_lock) call was in ->init() function, but dvb_usbv2_init() has this order of calls:
dvb_usbv2_init() dvb_usbv2_adapter_init() dvb_usbv2_adapter_frontend_init() props->frontend_attach()
props->init()
Since mxl111sf_* devices call mxl111sf_ctrl_msg() in ->frontend_attach() internally we need to initialize state->msg_lock before frontend_attach(). To achieve it, ->probe() call added to all mxl111sf_* devices, which will simply initiaize mutex.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Oct 8, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Oct 8, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-devel | Aug 9, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gcp | Nov 19, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Jun 19, 2024 |
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