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Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Jan 11, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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

i3c: Use i3cdev->desc->info instead of calling i3c_device_get_info() to avoid deadlock

A deadlock may happen since the i3c_master_register() acquires
&i3cbus->lock twice. See the log below.
Use i3cdev->desc->info instead of calling i3c_device_info() to
avoid acquiring the lock twice.

v2:

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WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
6.11.0-mainline

init/1 is trying to acquire lock:
f1ffff80a6a40dc0 (&i3cbus->lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: i3c_bus_normaluse_lock

but task is already holding lock:
f1ffff80a6a40dc0 (&i3cbus->lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: i3c_master_register

other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:

   CPU0
   ----

lock(&i3cbus->lock);
lock(&i3cbus->lock);

*** DEADLOCK ***

May be due to missing lock nesting notation

2 locks held by init/1:
#0: fcffff809b6798f8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __driver_attach
#1: f1ffff80a6a40dc0 (&i3cbus->lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: i3c_master_register

stack backtrace:
CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: init
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0xfc/0x17c
show_stack+0x18/0x28
dump_stack_lvl+0x40/0xc0
dump_stack+0x18/0x24
print_deadlock_bug+0x388/0x390
__lock_acquire+0x18bc/0x32ec
lock_acquire+0x134/0x2b0
down_read+0x50/0x19c
i3c_bus_normaluse_lock+0x14/0x24
i3c_device_get_info+0x24/0x58
i3c_device_uevent+0x34/0xa4
dev_uevent+0x310/0x384
kobject_uevent_env+0x244/0x414
kobject_uevent+0x14/0x20
device_add+0x278/0x460
device_register+0x20/0x34
i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs+0x78/0x154
i3c_master_register+0x6a0/0x6d4
mtk_i3c_master_probe+0x3b8/0x4d8
platform_probe+0xa0/0xe0
really_probe+0x114/0x454
__driver_probe_device+0xa0/0x15c
driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x1ac
__driver_attach+0xc4/0x1f0
bus_for_each_dev+0x104/0x160
driver_attach+0x24/0x34
bus_add_driver+0x14c/0x294
driver_register+0x68/0x104
__platform_driver_register+0x20/0x30
init_module+0x20/0xfe4
do_one_initcall+0x184/0x464
do_init_module+0x58/0x1ec
load_module+0xefc/0x10c8
__arm64_sys_finit_module+0x238/0x33c
invoke_syscall+0x58/0x10c
el0_svc_common+0xa8/0xdc
do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28
el0_svc+0x50/0xac
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x70/0xbc
el0t_64_sync+0x1a8/0x1ac

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 11, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 11, 2025
Last updated Feb 3, 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.
(7th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Locking

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2024-43098

GHSA ID

GHSA-g6f8-f8f2-6wh5

Source code

No known source code

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