# CVE-2024-46750: PCI: Add missing bridge lock to pci_bus_lock()

> A missing lock in the Linux kernel PCI subsystem can cause a deadlock during bus resets, leading to a denial of service.

- **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:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-49776, BELL-CVE-2024-46750, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46750, GHSA-mgvj-6w35-qhj7, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46750

## What is CVE-2024-46750?

CVE-2024-46750 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 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:

PCI: Add missing bridge lock to pci_bus_lock()

One of the true positives that the cfg_access_lock lockdep effort
identified is this sequence:

  WARNING: CPU: 14 PID: 1 at drivers/pci/pci.c:4886 pci_bridge_secondary_bus_reset+0x5d/0x70
  RIP: 0010:pci_bridge_secondary_bus_reset+0x5d/0x70
  Call Trace:
   <TASK>
   ? __warn+0x8c/0x190
   ? pci_bridge_secondary_bus_reset+0x5d/0x70
   ? report_bug+0x1f8/0x200
   ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70
   ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x70
   ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
   ? pci_bridge_secondary_bus_reset+0x5d/0x70
   pci_reset_bus+0x1d8/0x270
   vmd_probe+0x778/0xa10
   pci_device_probe+0x95/0x120

Where pci_reset_bus() users are triggering unlocked secondary bus resets.
Ironically pci_bus_reset(), several calls down from pci_reset_bus(), uses
pci_bus_lock() before issuing the reset which locks everything *but* the
bridge itself.

For the same motivation as adding:

  bridge = pci_upstream_bridge(dev);
  if (bridge)
    pci_dev_lock(bridge);

to pci_reset_function() for the "bus" and "cxl_bus" reset cases, add
pci_dev_lock() for @bus->self to pci_bus_lock().

[bhelgaas: squash in recursive locking deadlock fix from Keith Busch:
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240711193650.701834-1-kbusch@meta.com]

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46750?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46750?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-46750 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46750 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-2024-46750 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46750 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 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-2024-46750 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-2024-46750/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46750/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46750
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46750
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46750

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