CVE-2024-49866

tracing/timerlat: Fix a race during cpuhp processing

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2024 at 06:01 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/timerlat: Fix a race during cpuhp processing There is another found exception that the "timerlat/1" thread was scheduled on CPU0, and lead to timer corruption finally: ``` ODEBUG: init active (active state 0) object: ffff888237c2e108 object type: hrtimer hint: timerlat_irq+0x0/0x220 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 426 at lib/debugobjects.c:518 debug_print_object+0x7d/0xb0 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 426 Comm: timerlat/1 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc7+ #45 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:debug_print_object+0x7d/0xb0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0x7c/0x110 ? debug_print_object+0x7d/0xb0 ? report_bug+0xf1/0x1d0 ? prb_read_valid+0x17/0x20 ? handle_bug+0x3f/0x70 ? exc_invalid_op+0x13/0x60 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? debug_print_object+0x7d/0xb0 ? debug_print_object+0x7d/0xb0 ? __pfx_timerlat_irq+0x10/0x10 __debug_object_init+0x110/0x150 hrtimer_init+0x1d/0x60 timerlat_main+0xab/0x2d0 ? __pfx_timerlat_main+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xb7/0xe0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x40 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> ``` After tracing the scheduling event, it was discovered that the migration of the "timerlat/1" thread was performed during thread creation. Further analysis confirmed that it is because the CPU online processing for osnoise is implemented through workers, which is asynchronous with the offline processing. When the worker was scheduled to create a thread, the CPU may has already been removed from the cpu_online_mask during the offline process, resulting in the inability to select the right CPU: T1 | T2 [CPUHP_ONLINE] | cpu_device_down() osnoise_hotplug_workfn() | | cpus_write_lock() | takedown_cpu(1) | cpus_write_unlock() [CPUHP_OFFLINE] | cpus_read_lock() | start_kthread(1) | cpus_read_unlock() | To fix this, skip online processing if the CPU is already offline.

Affected

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

5.14 ≤ v < 5.15.1685.14 ≤ v < 6.1.1135.14 ≤ v < 6.10.145.14 ≤ v < 6.11.35.14 ≤ v < 6.125.14 ≤ v < 6.6.555.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1136.11 ≤ v < 6.11.36.2 ≤ v < 6.6.556.7 ≤ v < 6.10.146.12 rc1c8895e271f7994a3ecb13b8a280e39aa53879545
Vendor states this is fixed in 322920b53dc11f9c2b33397eb3ae5bc6a175b60d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 829e0c9f0855f26b3ae830d17b24aec103f7e915 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0d9c0cd5856191e095cf43a2e141b73945b7716 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a6e9849063a6c8f4cb2f652a437e44e3ed24356c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ce25f33ba89d6eefef64157655d318444580fa14 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f72b451dc75578f644a3019c1489e9ae2c14e6c4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.113 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.55 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/322920b53dc11f9c2b33397eb3ae5bc6a175b60d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/829e0c9f0855f26b3ae830d17b24aec103f7e915
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0d9c0cd5856191e095cf43a2e141b73945b7716
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6e9849063a6c8f4cb2f652a437e44e3ed24356c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce25f33ba89d6eefef64157655d318444580fa14
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f72b451dc75578f644a3019c1489e9ae2c14e6c4
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

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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