# CVE-2024-35968: pds_core: Fix pdsc_check_pci_health function to use work thread

> A deadlock in the pds_core driver causes a denial of service when the firmware status is abnormal, requiring a kernel patch to fix.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 May 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-35968, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35968, GHSA-p6xg-jwxf-89ch, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35968

## What is CVE-2024-35968?

CVE-2024-35968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 May 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:

pds_core: Fix pdsc_check_pci_health function to use work thread

When the driver notices fw_status == 0xff it tries to perform a PCI
reset on itself via pci_reset_function() in the context of the driver's
health thread. However, pdsc_reset_prepare calls
pdsc_stop_health_thread(), which attempts to stop/flush the health
thread. This results in a deadlock because the stop/flush will never
complete since the driver called pci_reset_function() from the health
thread context. Fix by changing the pdsc_check_pci_health_function()
to queue a newly introduced pdsc_pci_reset_thread() on the pdsc's
work queue.

Unloading the driver in the fw_down/dead state uncovered another issue,
which can be seen in the following trace:

WARNING: CPU: 51 PID: 6914 at kernel/workqueue.c:1450 __queue_work+0x358/0x440
[...]
RIP: 0010:__queue_work+0x358/0x440
[...]
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 ? __warn+0x85/0x140
 ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440
 ? report_bug+0xfc/0x1e0
 ? handle_bug+0x3f/0x70
 ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70
 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
 ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440
 queue_work_on+0x28/0x30
 pdsc_devcmd_locked+0x96/0xe0 [pds_core]
 pdsc_devcmd_reset+0x71/0xb0 [pds_core]
 pdsc_teardown+0x51/0xe0 [pds_core]
 pdsc_remove+0x106/0x200 [pds_core]
 pci_device_remove+0x37/0xc0
 device_release_driver_internal+0xae/0x140
 driver_detach+0x48/0x90
 bus_remove_driver+0x6d/0xf0
 pci_unregister_driver+0x2e/0xa0
 pdsc_cleanup_module+0x10/0x780 [pds_core]
 __x64_sys_delete_module+0x142/0x2b0
 ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.18+0x126/0x1a0
 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
RIP: 0033:0x7fbd9d03a14b
[...]

Fix this by preventing the devcmd reset if the FW is not running.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35968?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-35968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 20 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35968

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