# CVE-2024-44953: scsi: ufs: core: Fix deadlock during RTC update

> A deadlock in the Linux kernel UFS driver during RTC updates can cause a system hang, requiring a patch to fix the race condition.

- **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:** 4 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-44953, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44953, GHSA-g477-g2gm-cjmf, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44953

## What is CVE-2024-44953?

CVE-2024-44953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Sep 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:

scsi: ufs: core: Fix deadlock during RTC update

There is a deadlock when runtime suspend waits for the flush of RTC work,
and the RTC work calls ufshcd_rpm_get_sync() to wait for runtime resume.

Here is deadlock backtrace:

kworker/0:1     D 4892.876354 10 10971 4859 0x4208060 0x8 10 0 120 670730152367
ptr            f0ffff80c2e40000 0 1 0x00000001 0x000000ff 0x000000ff 0x000000ff
<ffffffee5e71ddb0> __switch_to+0x1a8/0x2d4
<ffffffee5e71e604> __schedule+0x684/0xa98
<ffffffee5e71ea60> schedule+0x48/0xc8
<ffffffee5e725f78> schedule_timeout+0x48/0x170
<ffffffee5e71fb74> do_wait_for_common+0x108/0x1b0
<ffffffee5e71efe0> wait_for_completion+0x44/0x60
<ffffffee5d6de968> __flush_work+0x39c/0x424
<ffffffee5d6decc0> __cancel_work_sync+0xd8/0x208
<ffffffee5d6dee2c> cancel_delayed_work_sync+0x14/0x28
<ffffffee5e2551b8> __ufshcd_wl_suspend+0x19c/0x480
<ffffffee5e255fb8> ufshcd_wl_runtime_suspend+0x3c/0x1d4
<ffffffee5dffd80c> scsi_runtime_suspend+0x78/0xc8
<ffffffee5df93580> __rpm_callback+0x94/0x3e0
<ffffffee5df90b0c> rpm_suspend+0x2d4/0x65c
<ffffffee5df91448> __pm_runtime_suspend+0x80/0x114
<ffffffee5dffd95c> scsi_runtime_idle+0x38/0x6c
<ffffffee5df912f4> rpm_idle+0x264/0x338
<ffffffee5df90f14> __pm_runtime_idle+0x80/0x110
<ffffffee5e24ce44> ufshcd_rtc_work+0x128/0x1e4
<ffffffee5d6e3a40> process_one_work+0x26c/0x650
<ffffffee5d6e65c8> worker_thread+0x260/0x3d8
<ffffffee5d6edec8> kthread+0x110/0x134
<ffffffee5d616b18> ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Skip updating RTC if RPM state is not RPM_ACTIVE.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44953?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-44953?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-44953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-44953 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-44953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Sep 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-2024-44953 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-2024-44953/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44953/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44953
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44953
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-44953

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44953/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.