CVE-2022-50371: linux kernel — Fix

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: led: qcom-lpg: Fix sleeping in atomic lpg_brighness_set() function can sleep, while led's brightness_set() callback must be non-blocking. Change LPG driver to use brightness_set_blocking() instead. BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:580 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 0, name: swapper/0 preempt_count: 101, expected: 0 INFO: lockdep is turned off. CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rc1-00014-gbe99b089c6fc-dirty #85 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. DB820c (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace.part.0+0xe4/0xf0 show_stack+0x18/0x40 dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb4 dump_stack+0x18/0x34 __might_resched+0x170/0x254 __might_sleep+0x48/0x9c __mutex_lock+0x4c/0x400 mutex_lock_nested+0x2c/0x40 lpg_brightness_single_set+0x40/0x90 led_set_brightness_nosleep+0x34/0x60 led_heartbeat_function+0x80/0x170 call_timer_fn+0xb8/0x340 __run_timers.part.0+0x20c/0x254 run_timer_softirq+0x3c/0x7c _stext+0x14c/0x578 ____do_softirq+0x10/0x20 call_on_irq_stack+0x2c/0x5c do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x30 __irq_exit_rcu+0x164/0x170 irq_exit_rcu+0x10/0x40 el1_interrupt+0x38/0x50 el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x2c el1h_64_irq+0x64/0x68 cpuidle_enter_state+0xc8/0x380 cpuidle_enter+0x38/0x50 do_idle+0x244/0x2d0 cpu_startup_entry+0x24/0x30 rest_init+0x128/0x1a0 arch_post_acpi_subsys_init+0x0/0x18 start_kernel+0x6f4/0x734 __primary_switched+0xbc/0xc4

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-667 CWE-667

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	5.19 — 6.0.16
linux	linux_kernel	6.1 — 6.1.2

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3031993b3474794ecb71b6f969a3e60e4bda9d8a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/380304391fa7fb084745f26b4b9a59f4666520c1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9deba7b51d5ee7a2d93fabb69f9b8189241f90e3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50371? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: led: qcom-lpg: Fix sleeping in atomic lpg_brighness_set() function can sleep, while led's brightness_set() callback must be non-blocking. Change LPG driver to use brightness_set_blocking() instead. BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:580 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 0, name: swapper/0 preempt_count: 101, expected: 0 INFO: lockdep is turned off. CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rc1-00014-gbe99b089c6fc-dirty #85 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. DB820c (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace.part.0+0xe4/0xf0 show_stack+0x18/0x40 dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb4 dump_stack+0x18/0x34 __might_resched+0x170/0x254 __might_sleep+0x48/0x9c __mutex_lock+0x4c/0x400 mutex_lock_nested+0x2c/0x40 lpg_brightness_single_set+0x40/0x90 led_set_brightness_nosleep+0x34/0x60 led_heartbeat_function+0x80/0x170 call_timer_fn+0xb8/0x340 __run_timers.part.0+0x20c/0x254 run_timer_softirq+0x3c/0x7c _stext+0x14c/0x578 ____do_softirq+0x10/0x20 call_on_irq_stack+0x2c/0x5c do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x30 __irq_exit_rcu+0x164/0x170 irq_exit_rcu+0x10/0x40 el1_interrupt+0x38/0x50 el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x2c el1h_64_irq+0x64/0x68 cpuidle_enter_state+0xc8/0x380 cpuidle_enter+0x38/0x50 do_idle+0x244/0x2d0 cpu_startup_entry+0x24/0x30 rest_init+0x128/0x1a0 arch_post_acpi_subsys_init+0x0/0x18 start_kernel+0x6f4/0x734 __primary_switched+0xbc/0xc4 It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50371? +

CVE-2022-50371 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-50371? +

CVE-2022-50371 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-50371? +

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