# CVE-2024-50249: ACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock

> A locking order violation in the Linux kernel ACPI CPPC driver can trigger a kernel bug and crash the system.

- **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:** 9 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-53382, BELL-CVE-2024-50249, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50249, GHSA-76q3-ghmm-vj23, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50249

## What is CVE-2024-50249?

CVE-2024-50249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Nov 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:

ACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock

The following BUG was triggered:

=============================
[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
6.12.0-rc2-XXX #406 Not tainted
-----------------------------
kworker/1:1/62 is trying to lock:
ffffff8801593030 (&cpc_ptr->rmw_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cpc_write+0xcc/0x370
other info that might help us debug this:
context-{5:5}
2 locks held by kworker/1:1/62:
  #0: ffffff897ef5ec98 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2c/0x50
  #1: ffffff880154e238 (&sg_policy->update_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: sugov_update_shared+0x3c/0x280
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 62 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-g9654bd3e8806 #406
Workqueue:  0x0 (events)
Call trace:
  dump_backtrace+0xa4/0x130
  show_stack+0x20/0x38
  dump_stack_lvl+0x90/0xd0
  dump_stack+0x18/0x28
  __lock_acquire+0x480/0x1ad8
  lock_acquire+0x114/0x310
  _raw_spin_lock+0x50/0x70
  cpc_write+0xcc/0x370
  cppc_set_perf+0xa0/0x3a8
  cppc_cpufreq_fast_switch+0x40/0xc0
  cpufreq_driver_fast_switch+0x4c/0x218
  sugov_update_shared+0x234/0x280
  update_load_avg+0x6ec/0x7b8
  dequeue_entities+0x108/0x830
  dequeue_task_fair+0x58/0x408
  __schedule+0x4f0/0x1070
  schedule+0x54/0x130
  worker_thread+0xc0/0x2e8
  kthread+0x130/0x148
  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

sugov_update_shared() locks a raw_spinlock while cpc_write() locks a
spinlock.

To have a correct wait-type order, update rmw_lock to a raw spinlock and
ensure that interrupts will be disabled on the CPU holding it.

[ rjw: Changelog edits ]

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50249?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50249?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-50249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-50249 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Nov 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-2024-50249 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-2024-50249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50249/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50249
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50249
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50249

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50249/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.