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CVE-2024-42090

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER In create_pinctrl(), pinctrl_maps_mutex is acquired before calling add_setting(). If add_setting() returns -EPROBE_DEFER, create_pinctrl() calls pinctrl_free(). However, pinctrl_free() attempts to acquire pinctrl_maps_mutex, which is already held by create_pinctrl(), leading to a potential deadlock. This patch resolves the issue by releasing pinctrl_maps_mutex before calling pinctrl_free(), preventing the deadlock. This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published7/29/2024

Last Modified11/3/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-667

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9e(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4038c57bf61631219b31f1bd6e92106ec7f084dc(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a7a7c9571c3e62f17012dd7f2063e926179ddd(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adec57ff8e66aee632f3dd1f93787c13d112b7a1(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561b(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9e(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4038c57bf61631219b31f1bd6e92106ec7f084dc(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a7a7c9571c3e62f17012dd7f2063e926179ddd(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adec57ff8e66aee632f3dd1f93787c13d112b7a1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561b(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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