CVE-2024-57891

sched_ext: Fix invalid irq restore in scx_ops_bypass()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 15, 2025 at 01:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:14 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: sched_ext: Fix invalid irq restore in scx_ops_bypass() While adding outer irqsave/restore locking, 0e7ffff1b811 ("scx: Fix raciness in scx_ops_bypass()") forgot to convert an inner rq_unlock_irqrestore() to rq_unlock() which could re-enable IRQ prematurely leading to the following warning: raw_local_irq_restore() called with IRQs enabled WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 96 at kernel/locking/irqflag-debug.c:10 warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x30/0x40 ... Sched_ext: create_dsq (enabling) pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x30/0x40 lr : warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x30/0x40 ... Call trace: warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x30/0x40 (P) warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x30/0x40 (L) scx_ops_bypass+0x224/0x3b8 scx_ops_enable.isra.0+0x2c8/0xaa8 bpf_scx_reg+0x18/0x30 ... irq event stamp: 33739 hardirqs last enabled at (33739): [<ffff8000800b699c>] scx_ops_bypass+0x174/0x3b8 hardirqs last disabled at (33738): [<ffff800080d48ad4>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xb4/0xd8 Drop the stray _irqrestore().

Affected

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

6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.96.12 ≤ v < 6.136.12.1 ≤ v < 6.12.90e7ffff1b8117b05635c87d3c9099f6aa9c9b6896.126.12 rc66.12 rc76.13 rc16.13 rc26.13 rc36.13 rc46.13 rc5
Vendor states this is fixed in 18b2093f4598d8ee67a8153badc93f0fa7686b8a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 786362ce60d79967875f43e0ba55ad7a5376c133 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18b2093f4598d8ee67a8153badc93f0fa7686b8a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786362ce60d79967875f43e0ba55ad7a5376c133

CVSS

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