CVE-2024-43862

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.9-6.10.3 - Deadlock via Spinlock and Mutex Misuse in QMC HDLC Carrier Detection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wan: fsl_qmc_hdlc: Convert carrier_lock spinlock to a mutex The carrier_lock spinlock protects the carrier detection. While it is held, framer_get_status() is called which in turn takes a mutex. This is not correct and can lead to a deadlock. A run with PROVE_LOCKING enabled detected the issue: [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] ... c204ddbc (&framer->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: framer_get_status+0x40/0x78 other info that might help us debug this: context-{4:4} 2 locks held by ifconfig/146: #0: c0926a38 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: devinet_ioctl+0x12c/0x664 #1: c2006a40 (&qmc_hdlc->carrier_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: qmc_hdlc_framer_set_carrier+0x30/0x98 Avoid the spinlock usage and convert carrier_lock to a mutex.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 3.7%
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 (9)
linux/Kernel 6.9.0 - 6.10.4linux
Linux/Linux < 6.9
Linux/Linux 54762918ca856028d33d1d56d017a4d7706c6196 - c4d6a347ba7babdf9d90a0eb24048c266cae0532
Linux/Linux 54762918ca856028d33d1d56d017a4d7706c6196 - f223d2b4acb7a45a6e0581cb380e1af1a6dc7ab9
Linux/Linux 6.10.4 - 6.10.*
Linux/Linux 6.11
Linux/Linux 6.9
linux/linux_kernel 6.11 rc1
linux/linux_kernel 6.9 - 6.10.4
Published Aug 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026