CVE-2024-40922 io_uring/rsrc: don't lock while !TASK_RUNNING
A race condition in the Linux kernel io_uring subsystem causes a kernel warning and potential denial of service when locking occurs in an invalid task state.
- 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
What is CVE-2024-40922?
CVE-2024-40922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 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:
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
Weakness: CWE-667
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40922?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40922?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-40922 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40922 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-40922, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40922, GHSA-7rcp-w8x8-mh8f, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40922.