Linux Kernel: Deadlock (CVE-2024-26873)
Published Last modified Sources: BSI, SUSE, EUVD, CVE.org
What is affected, what to do
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Fix a deadlock issue related to automatic dump If we issue a disabling PHY command, the device attached with it will go offline, if a 2 bit ECC error occurs at the same time, a hung task may be found: [ 4613.652388] INFO: task kworker/u256:0:165233 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 4613.666297] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.674809] task:kworker/u256:0 state:D stack: 0 pid:165233 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.683959] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0_disco_q sas_revalidate_domain [libsas] [ 4613.691518] Call trace: [ 4613.694678] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.698872] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.703063] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.706994] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.711705] __down+0x128/0x36c [ 4613.715548] down+0x240/0x2d0 [ 4613.719221] hisi_sas_internal_abort_timeout+0x1bc/0x260 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.726618] sas_execute_internal_abort+0x144/0x310 [libsas] [ 4613.732976] sas_execute_internal_abort_dev+0x44/0x60 [libsas] [ 4613.739504] hisi_sas_internal_task_abort_dev.isra.0+0xbc/0x1b0 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.747499] hisi_sas_dev_gone+0x174/0x250 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.753682] sas_notify_lldd_dev_gone+0xec/0x2e0 [libsas] [ 4613.759781] sas_unregister_common_dev+0x4c/0x7a0 [libsas] [ 4613.765962] sas_destruct_devices+0xb8/0x120 [libsas] [ 4613.771709] sas_do_revalidate_domain.constprop.0+0x1b8/0x31c [libsas] [ 4613.778930] sas_revalidate_domain+0x60/0xa4 [libsas] [ 4613.784716] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.789424] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.793878] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.797810] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 [ 4613.802121] INFO: task kworker/u256:4:316722 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 4613.816026] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.824538] task:kworker/u256:4 state:D stack: 0 pid:316722 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.833670] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0 hisi_sas_rst_work_handler [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.841491] Call trace: [ 4613.844647] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.848852] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.853052] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.856984] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.861695] __down+0x128/0x36c [ 4613.865542] down+0x240/0x2d0 [ 4613.869216] hisi_sas_controller_prereset+0x58/0x1fc [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.876324] hisi_sas_rst_work_handler+0x40/0x8c [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.883019] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.887732] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.892204] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.896118] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 [ 4613.900423] INFO: task kworker/u256:1:348985 blocked for more than 121 seconds. [ 4613.914341] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.922852] task:kworker/u256:1 state:D stack: 0 pid:348985 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.931984] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0_event_q sas_port_event_worker [libsas] [ 4613.939549] Call trace: [ 4613.942702] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.946892] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.951083] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.955015] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.959725] wait_for_common+0x200/0x610 [ 4613.964349] wait_for_completion+0x3c/0x5c [ 4613.969146] flush_workqueue+0x198/0x790 [ 4613.973776] sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd+0x1e8/0x320 [libsas] [ 4613.979960] sas_port_event_worker+0x54/0xa0 [libsas] [ 4613.985708] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.990420] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.994868] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.998800] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 This is because when the device goes offline, we obtain the hisi_hba semaphore and send the ABORT_DEV command to the device. However, the internal abort timed out due to the 2 bit ECC error and triggers automatic dump.
Update Linux Kernel to version 6.7.11, Linux Kernel to version 6.8.2, Linux Kernel to version 6.9.
- Affected
- Linux Kernel
lt 6.7..6.7.11 - Linux Kernel
lt 6.8..6.8.2
- Linux Kernel
- Fixed in
- Linux Kernel
6.7.11 - Linux Kernel
6.8.2 - Linux Kernel
6.9
- Linux Kernel
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Metrics
5.5
XIEM Effective CVSS
Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v3
Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: BSI, SUSE, EUVD, CVE.org
0.2 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 6.5
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- Severity
- Medium
Priority (0–325)
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Read in glossary- 32.70 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
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Read in glossary- 5.5 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 5.5
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.2 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 6.5
- Low — this CVE sits in the lower 10% of all CVEs scored today.
KEV status
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- Published
- CISA assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: partial
- Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 23 April 2024
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
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Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Fix a deadlock issue related to automatic dump If we issue a disabling PHY command, the device attached with it will go offline, if a 2 bit ECC error occurs at the same time, a hung task may be found: [ 4613.652388] INFO: task kworker/u256:0:165233 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 4613.666297] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.674809] task:kworker/u256:0 state:D stack: 0 pid:165233 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.683959] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0_disco_q sas_revalidate_domain [libsas] [ 4613.691518] Call trace: [ 4613.694678] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.698872] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.703063] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.706994] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.711705] __down+0x128/0x36c [ 4613.715548] down+0x240/0x2d0 [ 4613.719221] hisi_sas_internal_abort_timeout+0x1bc/0x260 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.726618] sas_execute_internal_abort+0x144/0x310 [libsas] [ 4613.732976] sas_execute_internal_abort_dev+0x44/0x60 [libsas] [ 4613.739504] hisi_sas_internal_task_abort_dev.isra.0+0xbc/0x1b0 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.747499] hisi_sas_dev_gone+0x174/0x250 [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.753682] sas_notify_lldd_dev_gone+0xec/0x2e0 [libsas] [ 4613.759781] sas_unregister_common_dev+0x4c/0x7a0 [libsas] [ 4613.765962] sas_destruct_devices+0xb8/0x120 [libsas] [ 4613.771709] sas_do_revalidate_domain.constprop.0+0x1b8/0x31c [libsas] [ 4613.778930] sas_revalidate_domain+0x60/0xa4 [libsas] [ 4613.784716] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.789424] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.793878] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.797810] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 [ 4613.802121] INFO: task kworker/u256:4:316722 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 4613.816026] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.824538] task:kworker/u256:4 state:D stack: 0 pid:316722 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.833670] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0 hisi_sas_rst_work_handler [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.841491] Call trace: [ 4613.844647] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.848852] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.853052] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.856984] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.861695] __down+0x128/0x36c [ 4613.865542] down+0x240/0x2d0 [ 4613.869216] hisi_sas_controller_prereset+0x58/0x1fc [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.876324] hisi_sas_rst_work_handler+0x40/0x8c [hisi_sas_main] [ 4613.883019] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.887732] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.892204] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.896118] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 [ 4613.900423] INFO: task kworker/u256:1:348985 blocked for more than 121 seconds. [ 4613.914341] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 4613.922852] task:kworker/u256:1 state:D stack: 0 pid:348985 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208 [ 4613.931984] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0_event_q sas_port_event_worker [libsas] [ 4613.939549] Call trace: [ 4613.942702] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c [ 4613.946892] __schedule+0x660/0xee0 [ 4613.951083] schedule+0xac/0x240 [ 4613.955015] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610 [ 4613.959725] wait_for_common+0x200/0x610 [ 4613.964349] wait_for_completion+0x3c/0x5c [ 4613.969146] flush_workqueue+0x198/0x790 [ 4613.973776] sas_porte_broadcast_rcvd+0x1e8/0x320 [libsas] [ 4613.979960] sas_port_event_worker+0x54/0xa0 [libsas] [ 4613.985708] process_one_work+0x248/0x950 [ 4613.990420] worker_thread+0x318/0x934 [ 4613.994868] kthread+0x190/0x200 [ 4613.998800] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 This is because when the device goes offline, we obtain the hisi_hba semaphore and send the ABORT_DEV command to the device. However, the internal abort timed out due to the 2 bit ECC error and triggers automatic dump. In addition, since the hisi_hba semaphore has been obtained, the dump cannot be executed and the controller cannot be reset. Therefore, the deadlocks occur on the following circular dependencies ---truncated---
Source: BSI CSAF, BSI WID Portal, suse_csaf, ENISA EUVD, NVD (NIST), cvelistv5
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
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| Linux | Linux |
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| Dell | Secure Connect Gateway |
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Vendors and products
Affected operating systems
| Linux | linux | linux_kernel | — |
References & sources
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/a47f0b03149af538af4442ff0702eac430ace1cbeuvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4aeuvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563euvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953euvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/384f907946abe091da6ebcd65a15315896fb366ceuvd
Changes to this CVE
Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).
Record modifiedLinux
New references:- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/384f907946abe091da6ebcd65a15315896fb366c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47f0b03149af538af4442ff0702eac430ace1cb
and 1 more reference
Show 14 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2024/26xxx/CVE-2024-26873.json">CVE-2024-26873</a>Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/384f907946abe091da6ebcd65a15315896fb366cReference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47f0b03149af538af4442ff0702eac430ace1cbReference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4aReference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47f0b03149af538af4442ff0702eac430ace1cb—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4a—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47f0b03149af538af4442ff0702eac430ace1cb Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4a Types: Patch—Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Record modifiedCVE Program
Show 9 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4aReference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4a—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4a Types: Patch—Source identifier: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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