CVE-2024-40976: drm/lima: mask irqs in timeout path before hard reset

Published Jul 12, 2024
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/lima: mask irqs in timeout path before hard reset

There is a race condition in which a rendering job might take just long enough to trigger the drm sched job timeout handler but also still complete before the hard reset is done by the timeout handler. This runs into race conditions not expected by the timeout handler. In some very specific cases it currently may result in a refcount imbalance on limapmidle, with a stack dump such as:

[10136.669170] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at drivers/gpu/drm/lima/limadevfreq.c:205 limadevfreqrecordidle+0xa0/0xb0 ... [10136.669459] pc : limadevfreqrecordidle+0xa0/0xb0 ... [10136.669628] Call trace: [10136.669634] limadevfreqrecordidle+0xa0/0xb0 [10136.669646] limaschedpipetaskdone+0x5c/0xb0 [10136.669656] limagpirqhandler+0xa8/0x120 [10136.669666] handleirqeventpercpu+0x48/0x160 [10136.669679] handleirqevent+0x4c/0xc0

We can prevent that race condition entirely by masking the irqs at the beginning of the timeout handler, at which point we give up on waiting for that job entirely. The irqs will be enabled again at the next hard reset which is already done as a recovery by the timeout handler.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-16.12.27-1
debian/linux-6.1
6.1.129-1~deb11u1
Linux Linux kernel>=5.2<5.10.221
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.162
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.96
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.36
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.9.7

Event History

Jul 12, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:32 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:32 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 PM
RemedySeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Apr 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-40976?

CVE-2024-40976 is categorized as a medium severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-40976?

To fix CVE-2024-40976, update to the recommended versions of the Linux packages indicated in the remediation section.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2024-40976?

CVE-2024-40976 affects various versions of the Linux kernel, particularly those listed in the affected software section.

4

What issues does CVE-2024-40976 introduce?

CVE-2024-40976 introduces a race condition in the rendering job timeout handling process.

5

Is CVE-2024-40976 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2024-40976 is primarily a local vulnerability, as it affects the kernel's handling of rendering jobs within the system.

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