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Red Hat: CVE-2024-42090: kernel: pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-42090: kernel: pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
07/29/2024
Created
09/26/2024
Added
09/25/2024
Modified
09/25/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER In create_pinctrl(), pinctrl_maps_mutex is acquired before calling add_setting(). If add_setting() returns -EPROBE_DEFER, create_pinctrl() calls pinctrl_free(). However, pinctrl_free() attempts to acquire pinctrl_maps_mutex, which is already held by create_pinctrl(), leading to a potential deadlock. This patch resolves the issue by releasing pinctrl_maps_mutex before calling pinctrl_free(), preventing the deadlock. This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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