In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io-wq: check for wq exit after adding new worker task_work We check IO_WQ_BIT_EXIT before attempting to create a new worker, and wq exit cancels pending work if we have any. But it’s possible to have a race between the two, where creation checks exit finding it not set, but we’re in the process of exiting. The exit side will cancel pending creation task_work, but there’s a gap where we add task_work after we’ve canceled existing creations at exit time. Fix this by checking the EXIT bit post adding the creation task_work. If it’s set, run the same cancelation that exit does.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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Debian | 12 | all | linux | < 5.15.15-1 | linux_5.15.15-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | linux | <= 5.10.209-2 | linux_5.10.209-2_all.deb |
Debian | 10 | all | linux | <= 4.19.249-2 | linux_4.19.249-2_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | linux | < 5.15.15-1 | linux_5.15.15-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | linux | < 5.15.15-1 | linux_5.15.15-1_all.deb |