In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: host: Drop chan lock before queuing buffers Ensure read and w…
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: host: Drop chan lock before queuing buffers Ensure read and write locks for the channel are not taken in succession by dropping the read lock from parse_xfer_event() such that a callback given to client can potentially queue buffers and acquire the write lock in that process. Any queueing of buffers should be done without channel read lock acquired as it can result in multiple locks and a soft lockup. [mani: added fixes tag and cc'ed stable]
A product does not check to see if a lock is present before performing sensitive operations on a resource.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/414.html →Open in CWE collection →The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html →Open in CWE collection →The adversary triggers and exploits a deadlock condition in the target software to cause a denial of service. A deadlock can occur when two or more competing actions are waiting for each other to finish, and thus neither ever does. Deadlock conditions can be difficult to detect.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/25.html →Open in CAPEC collection →The adversary targets a race condition occurring when multiple processes access and manipulate the same resource concurrently, and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place. The adversary can leverage a race condition by "running the race", modifying the resource and modifying the normal execution flow. For instance, a race condition can occur while accessing a file: the adversary can trick the system by replacing the original file with their version and cause the system to read the malicious file.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/26.html →Open in CAPEC collection →This attack leverages the use of symbolic links (Symlinks) in order to write to sensitive files. An attacker can create a Symlink link to a target file not otherwise accessible to them. When the privileged program tries to create a temporary file with the same name as the Symlink link, it will actually write to the target file pointed to by the attackers' Symlink link. If the attacker can insert malicious content in the temporary file they will be writing to the sensitive file by using the Symlink. The race occurs because the system checks if the temporary file exists, then creates the file. The attacker would typically create the Symlink during the interval between the check and the creation of the temporary file.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/27.html →Open in CAPEC collection →| Product | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux | Tracked | |
| linux-5.10 | Tracked | |
| linux-5.10 | Tracked | |
| linux-5.10 | Tracked | |
| linux-5.15 | Tracked | |
| linux-6.1 | Tracked | |
| linux-6.1 | Tracked | |
| linux-6.1 | Tracked |