CVE-2023-52771

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Race Condition in CXL Port Hierarchy Teardown

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/port: Fix delete_endpoint() vs parent unregistration race The CXL subsystem, at cxl_mem ->probe() time, establishes a lineage of ports (struct cxl_port objects) between an endpoint and the root of a CXL topology. Each port including the endpoint port is attached to the cxl_port driver. Given that setup, it follows that when either any port in that lineage goes through a cxl_port ->remove() event, or the memdev goes through a cxl_mem ->remove() event. The hierarchy below the removed port, or the entire hierarchy if the memdev is removed needs to come down. The delete_endpoint() callback is careful to check whether it is being called to tear down the hierarchy, or if it is only being called to teardown the memdev because an ancestor port is going through ->remove(). That care needs to take the device_lock() of the endpoint's parent. Which requires 2 bugs to be fixed: 1/ A reference on the parent is needed to prevent use-after-free scenarios like this signature: BUG: spinlock bad magic on CPU#0, kworker/u56:0/11 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS edk2-20230524-3.fc38 05/24/2023 Workqueue: cxl_port detach_memdev [cxl_core] RIP: 0010:spin_bug+0x65/0xa0 Call Trace: do_raw_spin_lock+0x69/0xa0 __mutex_lock+0x695/0xb80 delete_endpoint+0xad/0x150 [cxl_core] devres_release_all+0xb8/0x110 device_unbind_cleanup+0xe/0x70 device_release_driver_internal+0x1d2/0x210 detach_memdev+0x15/0x20 [cxl_core] process_one_work+0x1e3/0x4c0 worker_thread+0x1dd/0x3d0 2/ In the case of RCH topologies, the parent device that needs to be locked is not always @port->dev as returned by cxl_mem_find_port(), use endpoint->dev.parent instead.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 7.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (9)
Linux/Linux < 5.18
Linux/Linux 5.18
Linux/Linux 6.5.13 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6.3 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.7
Linux/Linux 8dd2bc0f8e02d39bd80851ca787bcbdb7d495e69 - 37179fcc916bce8c3cc7b36d67ef814cce55142b
Linux/Linux 8dd2bc0f8e02d39bd80851ca787bcbdb7d495e69 - 6b2e428e673b3f55965674a426c40922e91388aa
Linux/Linux 8dd2bc0f8e02d39bd80851ca787bcbdb7d495e69 - 8d2ad999ca3c64cb08cf6a58d227b9d9e746d708
linux/linux_kernel 5.18 - 6.5.13
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026