CVE-2024-38553

net: fec: remove .ndo_poll_controller to avoid deadlocks

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2024 at 01:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fec: remove .ndo_poll_controller to avoid deadlocks There is a deadlock issue found in sungem driver, please refer to the commit ac0a230f719b ("eth: sungem: remove .ndo_poll_controller to avoid deadlocks"). The root cause of the issue is that netpoll is in atomic context and disable_irq() is called by .ndo_poll_controller interface of sungem driver, however, disable_irq() might sleep. After analyzing the implementation of fec_poll_controller(), the fec driver should have the same issue. Due to the fec driver uses NAPI for TX completions, the .ndo_poll_controller is unnecessary to be implemented in the fec driver, so fec_poll_controller() can be safely removed.

Affected

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

3.2 ≤ v < 6.1.1193.2 ≤ v < 6.103.2 ≤ v < 6.6.333.2 ≤ v < 6.8.123.2 ≤ v < 6.9.36.7 ≤ v < 6.8.126.9 ≤ v < 6.9.33.27f5c6addcdc039c1a7c435857e6284ecac5d97c8
Vendor states this is fixed in 87bcbc9b7e0b43a69d44efa5f32f11e32d08fa6f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in accdd6b912c4219b8e056d1f1ad2e85bc66ee243 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c2e0c58b25a0a0c37ec643255558c5af4450c9f5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d38625f71950e79e254515c5fc585552dad4b33e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e2348d8c61d03feece1de4c05f72e6e99f74c650 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.119 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.3 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87bcbc9b7e0b43a69d44efa5f32f11e32d08fa6f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/accdd6b912c4219b8e056d1f1ad2e85bc66ee243
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e0c58b25a0a0c37ec643255558c5af4450c9f5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d38625f71950e79e254515c5fc585552dad4b33e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-667

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