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HistoryJul 12, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2024-40966

2024-07-1200:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
4
linux kernel
vulnerability
tty
ldisc
virtual terminals
n_tty

AI Score

7

Confidence

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tty: add the option to have a tty reject a new ldisc
… and use it to limit the virtual terminals to just N_TTY. They are
kind of special, and in particular, the “con_write()” routine violates
the “writes cannot sleep” rule that some ldiscs rely on.
This avoids the
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at
kernel/printk/printk.c:2659
when N_GSM has been attached to a virtual console, and gsmld_write()
calls con_write() while holding a spinlock, and con_write() then tries
to get the console lock.

AI Score

7

Confidence

High