5.5

CVE-2024-26725

dpll: fix possible deadlock during netlink dump operation

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dpll: fix possible deadlock during netlink dump operation

Recently, I've been hitting following deadlock warning during dpll pin
dump:

[52804.637962] ======================================================
[52804.638536] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[52804.639111] 6.8.0-rc2jiri+ #1 Not tainted
[52804.639529] ------------------------------------------------------
[52804.640104] python3/2984 is trying to acquire lock:
[52804.640581] ffff88810e642678 (nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: netlink_dump+0xb3/0x780
[52804.641417]
               but task is already holding lock:
[52804.642010] ffffffff83bde4c8 (dpll_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: dpll_lock_dumpit+0x13/0x20
[52804.642747]
               which lock already depends on the new lock.

[52804.643551]
               the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[52804.644259]
               -> #1 (dpll_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[52804.644836]        lock_acquire+0x174/0x3e0
[52804.645271]        __mutex_lock+0x119/0x1150
[52804.645723]        dpll_lock_dumpit+0x13/0x20
[52804.646169]        genl_start+0x266/0x320
[52804.646578]        __netlink_dump_start+0x321/0x450
[52804.647056]        genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x155/0x1e0
[52804.647575]        genl_rcv_msg+0x1ed/0x3b0
[52804.648001]        netlink_rcv_skb+0xdc/0x210
[52804.648440]        genl_rcv+0x24/0x40
[52804.648831]        netlink_unicast+0x2f1/0x490
[52804.649290]        netlink_sendmsg+0x36d/0x660
[52804.649742]        __sock_sendmsg+0x73/0xc0
[52804.650165]        __sys_sendto+0x184/0x210
[52804.650597]        __x64_sys_sendto+0x72/0x80
[52804.651045]        do_syscall_64+0x6f/0x140
[52804.651474]        entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0x4e
[52804.652001]
               -> #0 (nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[52804.652650]        check_prev_add+0x1ae/0x1280
[52804.653107]        __lock_acquire+0x1ed3/0x29a0
[52804.653559]        lock_acquire+0x174/0x3e0
[52804.653984]        __mutex_lock+0x119/0x1150
[52804.654423]        netlink_dump+0xb3/0x780
[52804.654845]        __netlink_dump_start+0x389/0x450
[52804.655321]        genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x155/0x1e0
[52804.655842]        genl_rcv_msg+0x1ed/0x3b0
[52804.656272]        netlink_rcv_skb+0xdc/0x210
[52804.656721]        genl_rcv+0x24/0x40
[52804.657119]        netlink_unicast+0x2f1/0x490
[52804.657570]        netlink_sendmsg+0x36d/0x660
[52804.658022]        __sock_sendmsg+0x73/0xc0
[52804.658450]        __sys_sendto+0x184/0x210
[52804.658877]        __x64_sys_sendto+0x72/0x80
[52804.659322]        do_syscall_64+0x6f/0x140
[52804.659752]        entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0x4e
[52804.660281]
               other info that might help us debug this:

[52804.661077]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:

[52804.661671]        CPU0                    CPU1
[52804.662129]        ----                    ----
[52804.662577]   lock(dpll_lock);
[52804.662924]                                lock(nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC);
[52804.663538]                                lock(dpll_lock);
[52804.664073]   lock(nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC);
[52804.664490]

The issue as follows: __netlink_dump_start() calls control->start(cb)
with nlk->cb_mutex held. In control->start(cb) the dpll_lock is taken.
Then nlk->cb_mutex is released and taken again in netlink_dump(), while
dpll_lock still being held. That leads to ABBA deadlock when another
CPU races with the same operation.

Fix this by moving dpll_lock taking into dumpit() callback which ensures
correct lock taking order.
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Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.7.6
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.8 Updaterc1
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.8 Updaterc2
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.8 Updaterc3
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NIST 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-667 Improper Locking

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087739cbd0d0b87b6cec2c0799436ac66e24acc8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53c0441dd2c44ee93fddb5473885fd41e4bc2361
Patch