CVE-2024-57889: pinctrl: mcp23s08: Fix sleeping in atomic context due to regmap locking

Published Jan 15, 2025
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Updated

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

pinctrl: mcp23s08: Fix sleeping in atomic context due to regmap locking

If a device uses MCP23xxx IO expander to receive IRQs, the following bug can happen:

BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:283 inatomic(): 1, irqsdisabled(): 1, nonblock: 0, ... preemptcount: 1, expected: 0 ... Call Trace: ... mightresched+0x104/0x10e mightsleep+0x3e/0x62 mutexlock+0x20/0x4c regmaplockmutex+0x10/0x18 regmapupdatebitsbase+0x2c/0x66 mcp23s08irqsettype+0x1ae/0x1d6 irqsettrigger+0x56/0x172 setupirq+0x1e6/0x646 requestthreadedirq+0xb6/0x160 ...

We observed the problem while experimenting with a touchscreen driver which used MCP23017 IO expander (I2C).

The regmap in the pinctrl-mcp23s08 driver uses a mutex for protection from concurrent accesses, which is the default for regmaps without .fastio, .disablelocking, etc.

mcp23s08irqsettype() calls regmapupdatebitsbase(), and the latter locks the mutex.

However, setupirq() locks desc->lock spinlock before calling these functions. As a result, the system tries to lock the mutex whole holding the spinlock.

It seems, the internal regmap locks are not needed in this driver at all. mcp->lock seems to protect the regmap from concurrent accesses already, except, probably, in mcppinconfget/set.

mcp23s08irqsettype() and mcp23s08irqmask/unmask() are called under chipbuslock(), which calls mcp23s08irqbuslock(). The latter takes mcp->lock and enables regmap caching, so that the potentially slow I2C accesses are deferred until chipbusunlock().

The accesses to the regmap from mcp23s08probeone() do not need additional locking.

In all remaining places where the regmap is accessed, except mcppinconfget/set(), the driver already takes mcp->lock.

This patch adds locking in mcppinconfget/set() and disables internal locking in the regmap config. Among other things, it fixes the sleeping in atomic context described above.

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Affected Software

214 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel
Linux pinctrl-mcp23s08
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Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.233
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.176
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Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.9
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1028.31~22.04.1
  55. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1033.33
  56. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1021.21
  57. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83
  58. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1026.27~22.04.1
  59. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77
  60. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-62.65~22.04.1
  61. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1044.48
  62. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-bluefield to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1062.64
  63. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.88
  64. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.1-1022.23~22.04.1
  65. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87+fips1
  66. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1083.92+fips1
  67. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-135.146+fips1
  68. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.88+fips1
  69. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-60.63
  70. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.31
  71. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1029.34
  72. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
  73. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1016.17
  74. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1030.32
  75. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1
  76. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gke to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1025.29
  77. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gkeop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1012.14
  78. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1
  79. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-ibm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1026.26
  80. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-60.63.1
  81. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1028.31
  82. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1007.7
  83. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1028.31.1
  84. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1008.8
  85. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.11.0-1017.17
  86. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1028.28
  87. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1026.27
  88. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1028.32
  89. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-riscv to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-60.63.1
  90. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-xilinx to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1017.18
  91. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-2023.24
  92. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.1-1022.23
  93. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1
  94. Configuration

    Disable internal locking in the regmap configuration and add mcp->lock protection in mcp_pinconf_get() and mcp_pinconf_set().

    pinctrl-mcp23s08 regmap internal locking = disabled

Event History

Jan 15, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:05 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:05 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·01:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-57889?

CVE-2024-57889 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-57889?

To fix CVE-2024-57889, update to the latest version of the Linux kernel that includes the patch for this vulnerability.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2024-57889?

CVE-2024-57889 affects devices utilizing the MCP23xxx IO expander in the Linux kernel.

4

What are the implications of CVE-2024-57889?

CVE-2024-57889 can lead to the potential crashing of the system due to sleeping in atomic context.

5

When was CVE-2024-57889 disclosed?

CVE-2024-57889 was disclosed in the Linux kernel's updates including fixes for the issue.

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