CVE-2024-41088: can: mcp251xfd: fix infinite loop when xmit fails
First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: mcp251xfd: fix infinite loop when xmit fails When the mcp251xfd_start_xmit() function fails, the driver stops processing messages, and the interrupt routine does not return, running indefinitely even after killing the running application. Error messages: [ 441.298819] mcp251xfd spi2.0 can0: ERROR in mcp251xfd_start_xmit: -16 [ 441.306498] mcp251xfd spi2.0 can0: Transmit Event FIFO buffer not empty. (seq=0x000017c7, tef_tail=0x000017cf, tef_head=0x000017d0, tx_head=0x000017d3). ... and repeat forever. The issue can be triggered when multiple devices share the same SPI interface. And there is concurrent access to the bus. The problem occurs because tx_ring->head increments even if mcp251xfd_start_xmit() fails. Consequently, the driver skips one TX package while still expecting a response in mcp251xfd_handle_tefif_one(). Resolve the issue by starting a workqueue to write the tx obj synchronously if err = -EBUSY. In case of another error, decrement tx_ring->head, remove skb from the echo stack, and drop the message. [mkl: use more imperative wording in patch description]
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | >=5.10<6.1.97 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=6.2<6.6.37 | |
| Linux Linux kernel | >=6.7<6.9.8 | |
| debian/linux | <=5.10.223-1<=5.10.226-1 | 6.1.115-1 6.1.112-1 6.11.7-1 6.11.9-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e72558c1711d524e3150103739ddd06650e291b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c6b4afa59c2fb4d1759235f866d8caed2aa4729
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fb63e46c884c898a38f061c2330f7729e75510
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f926c022ebaabf7963bebf89a97201d66978a025
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-41088
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41088
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-41088
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-41088
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41088
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/d8fb63e46c884c898a38f061c2330f7729e75510
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