CVE-2022-48826 drm/vc4: Fix deadlock on DSI device attach error

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A deadlock in the Linux kernel's DRM subsystem can cause a denial of service when a DSI device fails to attach.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-48826?

CVE-2022-48826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/vc4: Fix deadlock on DSI device attach error

DSI device attach to DSI host will be done with host device's lock held.

Un-registering host in "device attach" error path (ex: probe retry) will result in deadlock with below call trace and non operational DSI display.

Startup Call trace: [ 35.043036] rt_mutex_slowlock.constprop.21+0x184/0x1b8 [ 35.043048] mutex_lock_nested+0x7c/0xc8 [ 35.043060] device_del+0x4c/0x3e8 [ 35.043075] device_unregister+0x20/0x40 [ 35.043082] mipi_dsi_remove_device_fn+0x18/0x28 [ 35.043093] device_for_each_child+0x68/0xb0 [ 35.043105] mipi_dsi_host_unregister+0x40/0x90 [ 35.043115] vc4_dsi_host_attach+0xf0/0x120 [vc4] [ 35.043199] mipi_dsi_attach+0x30/0x48 [ 35.043209] tc358762_probe+0x128/0x164 [tc358762] [ 35.043225] mipi_dsi_drv_probe+0x28/0x38 [ 35.043234] really_probe+0xc0/0x318 [ 35.043244] __driver_probe_device+0x80/0xe8 [ 35.043254] driver_probe_device+0xb8/0x118 [ 35.043263] __device_attach_driver+0x98/0xe8 [ 35.043273] bus_for_each_drv+0x84/0xd8 [ 35.043281] __device_attach+0xf0/0x150 [ 35.043290] device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x28 [ 35.043300] bus_probe_device+0xa4/0xb0 [ 35.043308] deferred_probe_work_func+0xa0/0xe0 [ 35.043318] process_one_work+0x254/0x700 [ 35.043330] worker_thread+0x4c/0x448 [ 35.043339] kthread+0x19c/0x1a8 [ 35.043348] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Shutdown Call trace: [ 365.565417] Call trace: [ 365.565423] __switch_to+0x148/0x200 [ 365.565452] __schedule+0x340/0x9c8 [ 365.565467] schedule+0x48/0x110 [ 365.565479] schedule_timeout+0x3b0/0x448 [ 365.565496] wait_for_completion+0xac/0x138 [ 365.565509] __flush_work+0x218/0x4e0 [ 365.565523] flush_work+0x1c/0x28 [ 365.565536] wait_for_device_probe+0x68/0x158 [ 365.565550] device_shutdown+0x24/0x348 [ 365.565561] kernel_restart_prepare+0x40/0x50 [ 365.565578] kernel_restart+0x20/0x70 [ 365.565591] __do_sys_reboot+0x10c/0x220 [ 365.565605] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x2c/0x38 [ 365.565619] invoke_syscall+0x4c/0x110 [ 365.565634] el0_svc_common.constprop.3+0xfc/0x120 [ 365.565648] do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x90 [ 365.565661] el0_svc+0x4c/0xf0 [ 365.565671] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x90/0xb8 [ 365.565682] el0t_64_sync+0x180/0x184

Weakness: CWE-667

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48826?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48826?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-48826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48826, GHSA-27g4-crvm-h7gq, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-48826, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48826.

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