# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 12 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-40922, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40922, GHSA-7rcp-w8x8-mh8f, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40922

## 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 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40922?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-40922 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40922 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-2024-40922/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40922/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40922
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40922
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40922

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40922/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.