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CVE-2023-52516

2024-03-0200:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
10
linux kernel
reverse locking
dependency chain
dma-debug
vulnerability

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

15.5%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dma-debug: don’t call __dma_entry_alloc_check_leak() under
free_entries_lock __dma_entry_alloc_check_leak() calls into printk ->
serial console output (qcom geni) and grabs port->lock under
free_entries_lock spin lock, which is a reverse locking dependency chain as
qcom_geni IRQ handler can call into dma-debug code and grab
free_entries_lock under port->lock. Move __dma_entry_alloc_check_leak()
call out of free_entries_lock scope so that we don’t acquire serial
console’s port->lock under it. Trimmed-down lockdep splat: The existing
dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2
(free_entries_lock){-.-.}-{2:2}: _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x60/0x80
dma_entry_alloc+0x38/0x110 debug_dma_map_page+0x60/0xf8
dma_map_page_attrs+0x1e0/0x230 dma_map_single_attrs.constprop.0+0x6c/0xc8
geni_se_rx_dma_prep+0x40/0xcc qcom_geni_serial_isr+0x310/0x510
__handle_irq_event_percpu+0x110/0x244 handle_irq_event_percpu+0x20/0x54
handle_irq_event+0x50/0x88 handle_fasteoi_irq+0xa4/0xcc
handle_irq_desc+0x28/0x40 generic_handle_domain_irq+0x24/0x30
gic_handle_irq+0xc4/0x148 do_interrupt_handler+0xa4/0xb0
el1_interrupt+0x34/0x64 el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24 el1h_64_irq+0x64/0x68
arch_local_irq_enable+0x4/0x8 ____do_softirq+0x18/0x24 … -> #1
(&port_lock_key){-.-.}-{2:2}: _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x60/0x80
qcom_geni_serial_console_write+0x184/0x1dc console_flush_all+0x344/0x454
console_unlock+0x94/0xf0 vprintk_emit+0x238/0x24c vprintk_default+0x3c/0x48
vprintk+0xb4/0xbc _printk+0x68/0x90 register_console+0x230/0x38c
uart_add_one_port+0x338/0x494 qcom_geni_serial_probe+0x390/0x424
platform_probe+0x70/0xc0 really_probe+0x148/0x280
__driver_probe_device+0xfc/0x114 driver_probe_device+0x44/0x100
__device_attach_driver+0x64/0xdc bus_for_each_drv+0xb0/0xd8
__device_attach+0xe4/0x140 device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x28
bus_probe_device+0x44/0xb0 device_add+0x538/0x668 of_device_add+0x44/0x50
of_platform_device_create_pdata+0x94/0xc8
of_platform_bus_create+0x270/0x304 of_platform_populate+0xac/0xc4
devm_of_platform_populate+0x60/0xac geni_se_probe+0x154/0x160
platform_probe+0x70/0xc0 … -> #0 (console_owner){-…}-{0:0}:
__lock_acquire+0xdf8/0x109c lock_acquire+0x234/0x284
console_flush_all+0x330/0x454 console_unlock+0x94/0xf0
vprintk_emit+0x238/0x24c vprintk_default+0x3c/0x48 vprintk+0xb4/0xbc
_printk+0x68/0x90 dma_entry_alloc+0xb4/0x110 debug_dma_map_sg+0xdc/0x2f8
__dma_map_sg_attrs+0xac/0xe4 dma_map_sgtable+0x30/0x4c
get_pages+0x1d4/0x1e4 [msm] msm_gem_pin_pages_locked+0x38/0xac [msm]
msm_gem_pin_vma_locked+0x58/0x88 [msm] msm_ioctl_gem_submit+0xde4/0x13ac
[msm] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xe0/0x15c drm_ioctl+0x2e8/0x3f4 vfs_ioctl+0x30/0x50
… Chain exists of: console_owner –> &port_lock_key –> free_entries_lock
Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ----
lock(free_entries_lock); lock(&port_lock_key); lock(free_entries_lock);
lock(console_owner); *** DEADLOCK*** Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xb4/0xf0
show_stack+0x20/0x30 dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x84 dump_stack+0x18/0x24
print_circular_bug+0x1cc/0x234 check_noncircular+0x78/0xac
__lock_acquire+0xdf8/0x109c lock_acquire+0x234/0x284
console_flush_all+0x330/0x454 consol —truncated—

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

15.5%