🛡️ CVE-2024-50196 — kernel
Description
pinctrl: ocelot: fix system hang on level based interrupts
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pinctrl: ocelot: fix system hang on level based interrupts
The current implementation only calls chained_irq_enter() and
chained_irq_exit() if it detects pending interrupts.
```
for (i = 0; i < info->stride; i++) {
uregmap_read(info->map, id_reg + 4 * i, ®);
if (!reg)
continue;
chained_irq_enter(parent_chip, desc);
```
However, in case of GPIO pin configured in level mode and the parent
controller configured in edge mode, GPIO interrupt might be lowered by the
hardware. In the result, if the interrupt is short enough, the parent
interrupt is still pending while the GPIO interrupt is cleared;
chained_irq_enter() never gets called and the system hangs trying to
service the parent interrupt.
Moving chained_irq_enter() and chained_irq_exit() outside the for loop
ensures that they are called even when GPIO interrupt is lowered by the
hardware.
The similar code with chained_irq_enter() / chained_irq_exit() functions
wrapping interrupt checking loop may be found in many other drivers:
```
grep -r -A 10 chained_irq_enter drivers/pinctrl
```
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
CVE-2024-50196 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 6.7.0 up to 6.11.5)
- linux-kernel
Timeline and source
Published on 8 November 2024 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
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-2024-50196 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
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 | 6.7.0 | 6.11.5 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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