CVE-2024-42290

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Aug 17, 2024 linux EPSS 0.23% (14th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-42290 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on August 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

irqchip/imx-irqsteer: Handle runtime power management correctly

The power domain is automatically activated from clk_prepare(). However, on

certain platforms like i.MX8QM and i.MX8QXP, the power-on handling invokes

sleeping functions, which triggers the 'scheduling while atomic' bug in the

context switch path during device probing:

BUG: scheduling while atomic: kworker/u13:1/48/0x00000002

Call trace:

__schedule_bug+0x54/0x6c

__schedule+0x7f0/0xa94

schedule+0x5c/0xc4

schedule_preempt_disabled+0x24/0x40

__mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x2c0/0x540

__mutex_lock_slowpath+0x14/0x20

mutex_lock+0x48/0x54

clk_prepare_lock+0x44/0xa0

clk_prepare+0x20/0x44

imx_irqsteer_resume+0x28/0xe0

pm_generic_runtime_resume+0x2c/0x44

__genpd_runtime_resume+0x30/0x80

genpd_runtime_resume+0xc8/0x2c0

__rpm_callback+0x48/0x1d8

rpm_callback+0x6c/0x78

rpm_resume+0x490/0x6b4

__pm_runtime_resume+0x50/0x94

irq_chip_pm_

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 5.0, < 5.4.282	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bd3f9e7f924cd2fc892a484e7a50c7e1847565 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b1c47d1fc0b5f06a393bb915db85baacba18ea Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a2884a44e5cda192df1b28e9925661f79f599a1 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/58c56735facb225a5c46fa4b8bbbe7f31d1cb894 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a590e8dea3df2639921f874d763be961dd74e8f9 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8ae38f1dfe652779c7c613facbc257cec00ac44 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa1803401e1c360efe6342fb41d161cc51748a11 Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-42290?

CVE-2024-42290 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on August 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-42290?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-42290?

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