CVE-2024-38553

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 3.2-6.6.32, 6.1.0-6.1.118, 6.2.0-6.6.32, 6.7.0-6.8.11, 6.9.0-6.9.2 - Deadlock in FEC Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fec: remove .ndo_poll_controller to avoid deadlocks There is a deadlock issue found in sungem driver, please refer to the commit ac0a230f719b ("eth: sungem: remove .ndo_poll_controller to avoid deadlocks"). The root cause of the issue is that netpoll is in atomic context and disable_irq() is called by .ndo_poll_controller interface of sungem driver, however, disable_irq() might sleep. After analyzing the implementation of fec_poll_controller(), the fec driver should have the same issue. Due to the fec driver uses NAPI for TX completions, the .ndo_poll_controller is unnecessary to be implemented in the fec driver, so fec_poll_controller() can be safely removed.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 9.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-667
Status published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel 3.2.0 - 6.1.119linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.33linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.8.12linux
linux/Kernel 6.9.0 - 6.9.3linux
Linux/Linux < 3.2
Linux/Linux 3.2
Linux/Linux 6.1.119 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.10
Linux/Linux 6.6.33 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.8.12 - 6.8.*
... and 7 more
Published Jun 19, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026