CVE-2022-49841

serial: imx: Add missing .thaw_noirq hook

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2025 at 02:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: imx: Add missing .thaw_noirq hook The following warning is seen with non-console UART instance when system hibernates. [ 37.371969] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 37.376599] uart3_root_clk already disabled [ 37.380810] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 296 at drivers/clk/clk.c:952 clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xb0 ... [ 37.506986] Call trace: [ 37.509432] clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xb0 [ 37.513270] clk_disable+0x34/0x50 [ 37.516672] imx_uart_thaw+0x38/0x5c [ 37.520250] platform_pm_thaw+0x30/0x6c [ 37.524089] dpm_run_callback.constprop.0+0x3c/0xd4 [ 37.528972] device_resume+0x7c/0x160 [ 37.532633] dpm_resume+0xe8/0x230 [ 37.536036] hibernation_snapshot+0x288/0x430 [ 37.540397] hibernate+0x10c/0x2e0 [ 37.543798] state_store+0xc4/0xd0 [ 37.547203] kobj_attr_store+0x1c/0x30 [ 37.550953] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60 [ 37.554619] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x118/0x1ac [ 37.559063] new_sync_write+0xe8/0x184 [ 37.562812] vfs_write+0x230/0x290 [ 37.566214] ksys_write+0x68/0xf4 [ 37.569529] __arm64_sys_write+0x20/0x2c [ 37.573452] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0x50/0xf0 [ 37.578156] do_el0_svc+0x11c/0x150 [ 37.581648] el0_svc+0x30/0x140 [ 37.584792] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xe8/0xf0 [ 37.588976] el0t_64_sync+0x1a0/0x1a4 [ 37.592639] ---[ end trace 56e22eec54676d75 ]--- On hibernating, pm core calls into related hooks in sequence like: .freeze .freeze_noirq .thaw_noirq .thaw With .thaw_noirq hook being absent, the clock will be disabled in a unbalanced call which results the warning above. imx_uart_freeze() clk_prepare_enable() imx_uart_suspend_noirq() clk_disable() imx_uart_thaw clk_disable_unprepare() Adding the missing .thaw_noirq hook as imx_uart_resume_noirq() will have the call sequence corrected as below and thus fix the warning. imx_uart_freeze() clk_prepare_enable() imx_uart_suspend_noirq() clk_disable() imx_uart_resume_noirq() clk_enable() imx_uart_thaw clk_disable_unprepare()

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.16 ≤ v < 4.19.2674.16 ≤ v < 5.10.1564.16 ≤ v < 5.15.804.16 ≤ v < 5.4.2254.16 ≤ v < 6.0.104.16 ≤ v < 6.14.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2255.11 ≤ v < 5.15.805.16 ≤ v < 6.0.105.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1564.166.1 rc16.1 rc26.1 rc36.1 rc46.1 rc59df0b3464e528c6a4ca2c48d9ff6d2fd7cbd775
Vendor states this is fixed in 0a3160f4ffc70ee4bfa1521f698dace06e6091fd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4561d8008a467cb05ac632a215391d6b787f40aa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 476b09e07bd519ec7ba5941a6a6f9a02256dbb21 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ae22294e213a402a70fa1731538367d1b758ffe7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e3f9d87d6f0732827c443bd1474df21c2fad704b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e401312ca6e180ee1bd65f6a766e99dd40aa95e7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.267 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.156 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.80 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.225 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a3160f4ffc70ee4bfa1521f698dace06e6091fd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4561d8008a467cb05ac632a215391d6b787f40aa
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/476b09e07bd519ec7ba5941a6a6f9a02256dbb21
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae22294e213a402a70fa1731538367d1b758ffe7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f9d87d6f0732827c443bd1474df21c2fad704b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e401312ca6e180ee1bd65f6a766e99dd40aa95e7

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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