🛡️ AZL-42240 — kernel (CVE-2024-35990)
Description
CVE-2024-35990 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.158.1-1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dma: xilinx_dpdma: Fix locking
There are several places where either chan->lock or chan->vchan.lock was
not held. Add appropriate locking. This fixes lockdep warnings like
[ 31.077578] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 31.077831] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 40 at drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dpdma.c:834 xilinx_dpdma_chan_queue_transfer+0x274/0x5e0
[ 31.077953] Modules linked in:
[ 31.078019] CPU: 2 PID: 40 Comm: kworker/u12:1 Not tainted 6.6.20+ #98
[ 31.078102] Hardware name: xlnx,zynqmp (DT)
[ 31.078169] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func
[ 31.078272] pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 31.078377] pc : xilinx_dpdma_chan_queue_transfer+0x274/0x5e0
[ 31.078473] lr : xilinx_dpdma_chan_queue_transfer+0x270/0x5e0
[ 31.078550] sp : ffffffc083bb2e10
[ 31.078590] x29: ffffffc083bb2e10 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffffff880165a168
[ 31.078754] x26: ffffff880164e920 x25: ffffff880164eab8 x24: ffffff880164d480
[ 31.078920] x23: ffffff880165a148 x22: ffffff880164e988 x21: 0000000000000000
[ 31.079132] x20: ffffffc082aa3000 x19: ffffff880164e880 x18: 0000000000000000
[ 31.079295] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
[ 31.079453] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: ffffff8802263dc0 x12: 0000000000000001
[ 31.079613] x11: 0001ffc083bb2e34 x10: 0001ff880164e98f x9 : 0001ffc082aa3def
[ 31.079824] x8 : 0001ffc082aa3dec x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000516
[ 31.079982] x5 : ffffffc7f8d43000 x4 : ffffff88003c9c40 x3 : ffffffffffffffff
[ 31.080147] x2 : ffffffc7f8d43000 x1 : 00000000000000c0 x0 : 0000000000000000
[ 31.080307] Call trace:
[ 31.080340] xilinx_dpdma_chan_queue_transfer+0x274/0x5e0
[ 31.080518] xilinx_dpdma_issue_pending+0x11c/0x120
[ 31.080595] zynqmp_disp_layer_update+0x180/0x3ac
[ 31.080712] zynqmp_dpsub_plane_atomic_update+0x11c/0x21c
[ 31.080825] drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes+0x20c/0x684
[ 31.080951] drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail+0x5c/0xb0
[ 31.081139] commit_tail+0x234/0x294
[ 31.081246] drm_atomic_helper_commit+0x1f8/0x210
[ 31.081363] drm_atomic_commit+0x100/0x140
[ 31.081477] drm_client_modeset_commit_atomic+0x318/0x384
[ 31.081634] drm_client_modeset_commit_locked+0x8c/0x24c
[ 31.081725] drm_client_modeset_commit+0x34/0x5c
[ 31.081812] __drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked+0x104/0x168
[ 31.081899] drm_fb_helper_set_par+0x50/0x70
[ 31.081971] fbcon_init+0x538/0xc48
[ 31.082047] visual_init+0x16c/0x23c
[ 31.082207] do_bind_con_driver.isra.0+0x2d0/0x634
[ 31.082320] do_take_over_console+0x24c/0x33c
[ 31.082429] do_fbcon_takeover+0xbc/0x1b0
[ 31.082503] fbcon_fb_registered+0x2d0/0x34c
[ 31.082663] register_framebuffer+0x27c/0x38c
[ 31.082767] __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0x5c0/0x91c
[ 31.082939] drm_fb_helper_initial_config+0x50/0x74
[ 31.083012] drm_fbdev_dma_client_hotplug+0xb8/0x108
[ 31.083115] drm_client_register+0xa0/0xf4
[ 31.083195] drm_fbdev_dma_setup+0xb0/0x1cc
[ 31.083293] zynqmp_dpsub_drm_init+0x45c/0x4e0
[ 31.083431] zynqmp_dpsub_probe+0x444/0x5e0
[ 31.083616] platform_probe+0x8c/0x13c
[ 31.083713] really_probe+0x258/0x59c
[ 31.083793] __driver_probe_device+0xc4/0x224
[ 31.083878] driver_probe_device+0x70/0x1c0
[ 31.083961] __device_attach_driver+0x108/0x1e0
[ 31.084052] bus_for_each_drv+0x9c/0x100
[ 31.084125] __device_attach+0x100/0x298
[ 31.084207] device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20
[ 31.084292] bus_probe_device+0xd8/0xdc
[ 31.084368] deferred_probe_work_func+0x11c/0x180
[ 31.084451] process_one_work+0x3ac/0x988
[ 31.084643] worker_thread+0x398/0x694
[ 31.084752] kthread+0x1bc/0x1c0
[ 31.084848] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 31.084932] irq event stamp: 64549
[ 31.084970] hardirqs last enabled at (64548): [<ffffffc081adf35c>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x80/0x90
[ 31.085157]
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How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
AZL-42240 is recorded against 1 package.
- kernel (fixed in 5.15.158.1-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 20 May 2024 and last revised on 21 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | — | 5.15.158.1-1 |
References
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