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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVE-2024-50135

Medium
4.7/10

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix race condition between reset and nvme_dev_disable() nvme_dev_disable() modifies the dev->online_queues field, therefore nvme_pci_update_nr_queues() should avoid racing against it, otherwise we could end up passing invalid values to blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues(). WARNING: CPU: 39 PID: 61303 at drivers/pci/msi/api.c:347 pci_irq_get_affinity+0x187/0x210 Workqueue: nvme-reset-wq nvme_reset_work [nvme] RIP: 0010:pci_irq_get_affinity+0x187/0x210 Call Trace: <TASK> ? blk_mq_pci_map_queues+0x87/0x3c0 ? pci_irq_get_affinity+0x187/0x210 blk_mq_pci_map_queues+0x87/0x3c0 nvme_pci_map_queues+0x189/0x460 [nvme] blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x2a/0x40 nvme_reset_work+0x1be/0x2a0 [nvme] Fix the bug by locking the shutdown_lock mutex before using dev->online_queues. Give up if nvme_dev_disable() is running or if it has been executed already.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-362 - Race Condition

A race condition occurs in a shared memory program when two threads/processes access the same shared memory data, and at least one thread executes a write operation. This vulnerability manipulates the time to check vs. time to use (TOC/TOU) gap between the threads in the critical section to cause disorientation in the shared data. The impact can vary from compromising the confidentiality of the system to causing the system to crash or to execute arbitrary code.

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