🛡️ CVE-2024-40980 — kernel
Description
drop_monitor: replace spin_lock by raw_spin_lock
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drop_monitor: replace spin_lock by raw_spin_lock
trace_drop_common() is called with preemption disabled, and it acquires
a spin_lock. This is problematic for RT kernels because spin_locks are
sleeping locks in this configuration, which causes the following splat:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 449, name: rcuc/47
preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 2, expected: 2
5 locks held by rcuc/47/449:
#0: ff1100086ec30a60 ((softirq_ctrl.lock)){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x105/0x210
#1: ffffffffb394a280 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rt_spin_lock+0xbf/0x130
#2: ffffffffb394a280 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x11c/0x210
#3: ffffffffb394a160 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch+0x360/0xc70
#4: ff1100086ee07520 (&data->lock){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0xb5/0x290
irq event stamp: 139909
hardirqs last enabled at (139908): [<ffffffffb1df2b33>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x63/0x80
hardirqs last disabled at (139909): [<ffffffffb19bd03d>] trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0x26d/0x290
softirqs last enabled at (139892): [<ffffffffb07a1083>] __local_bh_enable_ip+0x103/0x170
softirqs last disabled at (139898): [<ffffffffb0909b33>] rcu_cpu_kthread+0x93/0x1f0
Preemption disabled at:
[<ffffffffb1de786b>] rt_mutex_slowunlock+0xab/0x2e0
CPU: 47 PID: 449 Comm: rcuc/47 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2-rt1+ #7
Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R650/0Y2G81, BIOS 1.6.5 04/15/2022
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x8c/0xd0
dump_stack+0x14/0x20
__might_resched+0x21e/0x2f0
rt_spin_lock+0x5e/0x130
? trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0xb5/0x290
? skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0xb5/0x290
? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0
? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x4a/0x80
? __pfx_trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0x10/0x10
? rt_mutex_slowunlock+0x26a/0x2e0
? skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
? __pfx_rt_mutex_slowunlock+0x10/0x10
? skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
trace_kfree_skb_hit+0x15/0x20
trace_kfree_skb+0xe9/0x150
kfree_skb_reason+0x7b/0x110
skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
? __pfx_skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x10/0x10
? mark_lock.part.0+0x8a/0x520
...
trace_drop_common() also disables interrupts, but this is a minor issue
because we could easily replace it with a local_lock.
Replace the spin_lock with raw_spin_lock to avoid sleeping in atomic
context.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no 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
CVE-2024-40980 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 6.7.0 up to 6.9.7)
- linux-kernel (from 6.7 up to 6.9.7)
Timeline and source
Published on 12 July 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
CVE-2024-40980 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.7.0 | 6.9.7 |
| linux-kernel | 6.7 | 6.9.7 |
References
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