CVE-2024-40922

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.4-6.6.34, 6.7-6.9.5 - Improper Locking in io_uring Resource Quiesce

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/rsrc: don't lock while !TASK_RUNNING There is a report of io_rsrc_ref_quiesce() locking a mutex while not TASK_RUNNING, which is due to forgetting restoring the state back after io_run_task_work_sig() and attempts to break out of the waiting loop. do not call blocking ops when !TASK_RUNNING; state=1 set at [<ffffffff815d2494>] prepare_to_wait+0xa4/0x380 kernel/sched/wait.c:237 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 397056 at kernel/sched/core.c:10099 __might_sleep+0x114/0x160 kernel/sched/core.c:10099 RIP: 0010:__might_sleep+0x114/0x160 kernel/sched/core.c:10099 Call Trace: <TASK> __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:585 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xb4/0x940 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752 io_rsrc_ref_quiesce+0x590/0x940 io_uring/rsrc.c:253 io_sqe_buffers_unregister+0xa2/0x340 io_uring/rsrc.c:799 __io_uring_register io_uring/register.c:424 [inline] __do_sys_io_uring_register+0x5b9/0x2400 io_uring/register.c:613 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xd8/0x270 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.5%
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 (12)
linux/Kernel 6.4.0 - 6.6.35linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.6linux
Linux/Linux < 6.4
Linux/Linux 4ea15b56f0810f0d8795d475db1bb74b3a7c1b2f - 0c9df3df0c888d9ec8d11a68474a4aa04d371cff
Linux/Linux 4ea15b56f0810f0d8795d475db1bb74b3a7c1b2f - 4429c6c77e176a4c5aa7a3bbd1632f9fc0582518
Linux/Linux 4ea15b56f0810f0d8795d475db1bb74b3a7c1b2f - 54559642b96116b45e4b5ca7fd9f7835b8561272
Linux/Linux 6.10
Linux/Linux 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.6.35 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.9.6 - 6.9.*
... and 2 more
Published Jul 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026