Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 3.16.37 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX
If the full path to be built by ceph_mdsc_build_path() happens to be
longer than PATH_MAX, then this function will enter an endless (retry)
loop, effectively blocking the whole task. Most of the machine
becomes unusable, making this a very simple and effective DoS
vulnerability.
I cannot imagine why this retry was ever implemented, but it seems
rather useless and harmful to me. Let's remove it and fail with
ENAMETOOLONG instead.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-11
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
spi: mpc52xx: Add cancel_work_sync before module remove
If we remove the module which will call mpc52xx_spi_remove
it will free 'ms' through spi_unregister_controller.
while the work ms->work will be used. The sequence of operations
that may lead to a UAF bug.
Fix it by ensuring that the work is canceled before proceeding with
the cleanup in mpc52xx_spi_remove.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-11
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dma-debug: fix a possible deadlock on radix_lock
radix_lock() shouldn't be held while holding dma_hash_entry[idx].lock
otherwise, there's a possible deadlock scenario when
dma debug API is called holding rq_lock():
CPU0 CPU1 CPU2
dma_free_attrs()
check_unmap() add_dma_entry() __schedule() //out
(A) rq_lock()
get_hash_bucket()
(A) dma_entry_hash
check_sync()
(A) radix_lock() (W) dma_entry_hash
dma_entry_free()
(W) radix_lock()
// CPU2's one
(W) rq_lock()
CPU1 situation can happen when it extending radix tree and
it tries to wake up kswapd via wake_all_kswapd().
CPU2 situation can happen while perf_event_task_sched_out()
(i.e. dma sync operation is called while deleting perf_event using
etm and etr tmc which are Arm Coresight hwtracing driver backends).
To remove this possible situation, call dma_entry_free() after
put_hash_bucket() in check_unmap().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-11
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dlm: fix possible lkb_resource null dereference
This patch fixes a possible null pointer dereference when this function is
called from request_lock() as lkb->lkb_resource is not assigned yet,
only after validate_lock_args() by calling attach_lkb(). Another issue
is that a resource name could be a non printable bytearray and we cannot
assume to be ASCII coded.
The log functionality is probably never being hit when DLM is used in
normal way and no debug logging is enabled. The null pointer dereference
can only occur on a new created lkb that does not have the resource
assigned yet, it probably never hits the null pointer dereference but we
should be sure that other changes might not change this behaviour and we
actually can hit the mentioned null pointer dereference.
In this patch we just drop the printout of the resource name, the lkb id
is enough to make a possible connection to a resource name if this
exists.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-11
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: don't take dev_replace rwsem on task already holding it
Running fstests btrfs/011 with MKFS_OPTIONS="-O rst" to force the usage of
the RAID stripe-tree, we get the following splat from lockdep:
BTRFS info (device sdd): dev_replace from /dev/sdd (devid 1) to /dev/sdb started
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
6.11.0-rc3-btrfs-for-next #599 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
btrfs/2326 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88810f215c98 (&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88810f215c98 (&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0
----
lock(&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem);
lock(&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem);
*** DEADLOCK ***
May be due to missing lock nesting notation
1 lock held by btrfs/2326:
#0: ffff88810f215c98 (&fs_info->dev_replace.rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2326 Comm: btrfs Not tainted 6.11.0-rc3-btrfs-for-next #599
Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x5b/0x80
__lock_acquire+0x2798/0x69d0
? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
lock_acquire+0x19d/0x4a0
? btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
? find_held_lock+0x2d/0x110
? lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100
down_read+0x8e/0x440
? btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
? __pfx_down_read+0x10/0x10
? do_raw_read_unlock+0x44/0x70
? _raw_read_unlock+0x23/0x40
btrfs_map_block+0x39f/0x2250
? btrfs_dev_replace_by_ioctl+0xd69/0x1d00
? btrfs_bio_counter_inc_blocked+0xd9/0x2e0
? __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6e/0x70
? __pfx_btrfs_map_block+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_btrfs_bio_counter_inc_blocked+0x10/0x10
? kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1f2/0x300
? mempool_alloc_noprof+0xed/0x2b0
btrfs_submit_chunk+0x28d/0x17e0
? __pfx_btrfs_submit_chunk+0x10/0x10
? bvec_alloc+0xd7/0x1b0
? bio_add_folio+0x171/0x270
? __pfx_bio_add_folio+0x10/0x10
? __kasan_check_read+0x20/0x20
btrfs_submit_bio+0x37/0x80
read_extent_buffer_pages+0x3df/0x6c0
btrfs_read_extent_buffer+0x13e/0x5f0
read_tree_block+0x81/0xe0
read_block_for_search+0x4bd/0x7a0
? __pfx_read_block_for_search+0x10/0x10
btrfs_search_slot+0x78d/0x2720
? __pfx_btrfs_search_slot+0x10/0x10
? lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100
? kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
? __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6e/0x70
? kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x1f2/0x300
btrfs_get_raid_extent_offset+0x181/0x820
? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_btrfs_get_raid_extent_offset+0x10/0x10
? down_read+0x194/0x440
? __pfx_down_read+0x10/0x10
? do_raw_read_unlock+0x44/0x70
? _raw_read_unlock+0x23/0x40
btrfs_map_block+0x5b5/0x2250
? __pfx_btrfs_map_block+0x10/0x10
scrub_submit_initial_read+0x8fe/0x11b0
? __pfx_scrub_submit_initial_read+0x10/0x10
submit_initial_group_read+0x161/0x3a0
? lock_release+0x20e/0x710
? __pfx_submit_initial_group_read+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
scrub_simple_mirror.isra.0+0x3eb/0x580
scrub_stripe+0xe4d/0x1440
? lock_release+0x20e/0x710
? __pfx_scrub_stripe+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
? do_raw_read_unlock+0x44/0x70
? _raw_read_unlock+0x23/0x40
scrub_chunk+0x257/0x4a0
scrub_enumerate_chunks+0x64c/0xf70
? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x147/0x5f0
? __pfx_scrub_enumerate_chunks+0x10/0x10
? bit_wait_timeout+0xb0/0x170
? __up_read+0x189/0x700
? scrub_workers_get+0x231/0x300
? up_write+0x490/0x4f0
btrfs_scrub_dev+0x52e/0xcd0
? create_pending_snapshots+0x230/0x250
? __pfx_btrfs_scrub_dev+0x10/0x10
btrfs_dev_replace_by_ioctl+0xd69/0x1d00
? lock_acquire+0x19d/0x4a0
? __pfx_btrfs_dev_replace_by_ioctl+0x10/0x10
?
---truncated---
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-11
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to shrink read extent node in batches
We use rwlock to protect core structure data of extent tree during
its shrink, however, if there is a huge number of extent nodes in
extent tree, during shrink of extent tree, it may hold rwlock for
a very long time, which may trigger kernel hang issue.
This patch fixes to shrink read extent node in batches, so that,
critical region of the rwlock can be shrunk to avoid its extreme
long time hold.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-11
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pinmux: Use sequential access to access desc->pinmux data
When two client of the same gpio call pinctrl_select_state() for the
same functionality, we are seeing NULL pointer issue while accessing
desc->mux_owner.
Let's say two processes A, B executing in pin_request() for the same pin
and process A updates the desc->mux_usecount but not yet updated the
desc->mux_owner while process B see the desc->mux_usecount which got
updated by A path and further executes strcmp and while accessing
desc->mux_owner it crashes with NULL pointer.
Serialize the access to mux related setting with a mutex lock.
cpu0 (process A) cpu1(process B)
pinctrl_select_state() { pinctrl_select_state() {
pin_request() { pin_request() {
...
....
} else {
desc->mux_usecount++;
desc->mux_usecount && strcmp(desc->mux_owner, owner)) {
if (desc->mux_usecount > 1)
return 0;
desc->mux_owner = owner;
} }
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-11
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: x86: Add adev NULL check to acpi_quirk_skip_serdev_enumeration()
acpi_dev_hid_match() does not check for adev == NULL, dereferencing
it unconditional.
Add a check for adev being NULL before calling acpi_dev_hid_match().
At the moment acpi_quirk_skip_serdev_enumeration() is never called with
a controller_parent without an ACPI companion, but better safe than sorry.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-08
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Adding array index check to prevent memory corruption
[Why & How]
Array indices out of bound caused memory corruption. Adding checks to
ensure that array index stays in bound.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-08
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
MIPS: Loongson64: DTS: Really fix PCIe port nodes for ls7a
Fix the dtc warnings:
arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi:68.16-416.5: Warning (interrupt_provider): /bus@10000000/pci@1a000000: '#interrupt-cells' found, but node is not an interrupt provider
arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi:68.16-416.5: Warning (interrupt_provider): /bus@10000000/pci@1a000000: '#interrupt-cells' found, but node is not an interrupt provider
arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/loongson64g_4core_ls7a.dtb: Warning (interrupt_map): Failed prerequisite 'interrupt_provider'
And a runtime warning introduced in commit 045b14ca5c36 ("of: WARN on
deprecated #address-cells/#size-cells handling"):
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at drivers/of/base.c:106 of_bus_n_addr_cells+0x9c/0xe0
Missing '#address-cells' in /bus@10000000/pci@1a000000/pci_bridge@9,0
The fix is similar to commit d89a415ff8d5 ("MIPS: Loongson64: DTS: Fix PCIe
port nodes for ls7a"), which has fixed the issue for ls2k (despite its
subject mentions ls7a).
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2025-01-08