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Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Apr 2, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 17, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

PM / devfreq: Synchronize devfreq_monitor_[start/stop]

There is a chance if a frequent switch of the governor
done in a loop result in timer list corruption where
timer cancel being done from two place one from
cancel_delayed_work_sync() and followed by expire_timers()
can be seen from the traces[1].

while true
do
echo "simple_ondemand" > /sys/class/devfreq/1d84000.ufshc/governor
echo "performance" > /sys/class/devfreq/1d84000.ufshc/governor
done

It looks to be issue with devfreq driver where
device_monitor_[start/stop] need to synchronized so that
delayed work should get corrupted while it is either
being queued or running or being cancelled.

Let's use polling flag and devfreq lock to synchronize the
queueing the timer instance twice and work data being
corrupted.

[1]
...
..
-0 [003] 9436.209662: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428
-0 [003] 9436.209664: timer_expire_entry timer=0xffffff80444f0428 now=0x10022da1c function=__typeid__ZTSFvP10timer_listE_global_addr baseclk=0x10022da1c
-0 [003] 9436.209718: timer_expire_exit timer=0xffffff80444f0428
kworker/u16:6-14217 [003] 9436.209863: timer_start timer=0xffffff80444f0428 function=__typeid__ZTSFvP10timer_listE_global_addr expires=0x10022da2b now=0x10022da1c flags=182452227
vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [004] 9436.209888: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428
vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [004] 9436.216390: timer_init timer=0xffffff80444f0428
vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [004] 9436.216392: timer_start timer=0xffffff80444f0428 function=__typeid__ZTSFvP10timer_listE_global_addr expires=0x10022da2c now=0x10022da1d flags=186646532
vendor.xxxyyy.ha-1593 [005] 9436.220992: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428
xxxyyyTraceManag-7795 [004] 9436.261641: timer_cancel timer=0xffffff80444f0428

[2]

9436.261653][ C4] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address dead00000000012a
[ 9436.261664][ C4] Mem abort info:
[ 9436.261666][ C4] ESR = 0x96000044
[ 9436.261669][ C4] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[ 9436.261671][ C4] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[ 9436.261673][ C4] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[ 9436.261675][ C4] Data abort info:
[ 9436.261677][ C4] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000044
[ 9436.261680][ C4] CM = 0, WnR = 1
[ 9436.261682][ C4] [dead00000000012a] address between user and kernel address ranges
[ 9436.261685][ C4] Internal error: Oops: 96000044 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 9436.261701][ C4] Skip md ftrace buffer dump for: 0x3a982d0
...

[ 9436.262138][ C4] CPU: 4 PID: 7795 Comm: TraceManag Tainted: G S W O 5.10.149-android12-9-o-g17f915d29d0c #1
[ 9436.262141][ C4] Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (DT)
[ 9436.262144][ C4] pstate: 22400085 (nzCv daIf +PAN -UAO +TCO BTYPE=--)
[ 9436.262161][ C4] pc : expire_timers+0x9c/0x438
[ 9436.262164][ C4] lr : expire_timers+0x2a4/0x438
[ 9436.262168][ C4] sp : ffffffc010023dd0
[ 9436.262171][ C4] x29: ffffffc010023df0 x28: ffffffd0636fdc18
[ 9436.262178][ C4] x27: ffffffd063569dd0 x26: ffffffd063536008
[ 9436.262182][ C4] x25: 0000000000000001 x24: ffffff88f7c69280
[ 9436.262185][ C4] x23: 00000000000000e0 x22: dead000000000122
[ 9436.262188][ C4] x21: 000000010022da29 x20: ffffff8af72b4e80
[ 9436.262191][ C4] x19: ffffffc010023e50 x18: ffffffc010025038
[ 9436.262195][ C4] x17: 0000000000000240 x16: 0000000000000201
[ 9436.262199][ C4] x15: ffffffffffffffff x14: ffffff889f3c3100
[ 9436.262203][ C4] x13: ffffff889f3c3100 x12: 00000000049f56b8
[ 9436.262207][ C4] x11: 00000000049f56b8 x10: 00000000ffffffff
[ 9436.262212][ C4] x9 : ffffffc010023e50 x8 : dead000000000122
[ 9436.262216][ C4] x7 : ffffffffffffffff x6 : ffffffc0100239d8
[ 9436.262220][ C4] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000101
[ 9436.262223][ C4] x3 : 0000000000000080 x2 : ffffff8
---truncated---

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 2, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 2, 2024
Last updated Mar 17, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(0th percentile)

Weaknesses

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2023-52635

GHSA ID

GHSA-f688-vq7p-p658

Source code

No known source code

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