GHSA-3F2P-5JCV-CFFX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-12 15:31 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: act_api: fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc()
syzbot found hanging tasks waiting on rtnl_lock [1]
A reproducer is available in the syzbot bug.
When a request to add multiple actions with the same index is sent, the second request will block forever on the first request. This holds rtnl_lock, and causes tasks to hang.
Return -EAGAIN to prevent infinite looping, while keeping documented behavior.
[1]
INFO: task kworker/1:0:5088 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Not tainted 6.9.0-rc4-syzkaller-00173-g3cdb45594619 #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/1:0 state:D stack:23744 pid:5088 tgid:5088 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000 Workqueue: events_power_efficient reg_check_chans_work Call Trace: context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5409 [inline] __schedule+0xf15/0x5d00 kernel/sched/core.c:6746 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6823 [inline] schedule+0xe7/0x350 kernel/sched/core.c:6838 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6895 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x5b8/0x9c0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752 wiphy_lock include/net/cfg80211.h:5953 [inline] reg_leave_invalid_chans net/wireless/reg.c:2466 [inline] reg_check_chans_work+0x10a/0x10e0 net/wireless/reg.c:2481
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-40995"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-835"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-12T13:15:20Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: act_api: fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc()\n\nsyzbot found hanging tasks waiting on rtnl_lock [1]\n\nA reproducer is available in the syzbot bug.\n\nWhen a request to add multiple actions with the same index is sent, the\nsecond request will block forever on the first request. This holds\nrtnl_lock, and causes tasks to hang.\n\nReturn -EAGAIN to prevent infinite looping, while keeping documented\nbehavior.\n\n[1]\n\nINFO: task kworker/1:0:5088 blocked for more than 143 seconds.\nNot tainted 6.9.0-rc4-syzkaller-00173-g3cdb45594619 #0\n\"echo 0 \u003e /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs\" disables this message.\ntask:kworker/1:0 state:D stack:23744 pid:5088 tgid:5088 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000\nWorkqueue: events_power_efficient reg_check_chans_work\nCall Trace:\n\u003cTASK\u003e\ncontext_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5409 [inline]\n__schedule+0xf15/0x5d00 kernel/sched/core.c:6746\n__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6823 [inline]\nschedule+0xe7/0x350 kernel/sched/core.c:6838\nschedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6895\n__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]\n__mutex_lock+0x5b8/0x9c0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752\nwiphy_lock include/net/cfg80211.h:5953 [inline]\nreg_leave_invalid_chans net/wireless/reg.c:2466 [inline]\nreg_check_chans_work+0x10a/0x10e0 net/wireless/reg.c:2481",
"id": "GHSA-3f2p-5jcv-cffx",
"modified": "2026-05-12T12:32:02Z",
"published": "2024-07-12T15:31:29Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40995"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html"
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{
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8a2d287c8a394c0d4653f0c6c7be4c688e5a74"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25987a97eec4d5f897cd04ee1b45170829c610da"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f926aa96b08b6c47178fe1171e7ae331c695fc2"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fc78d67f51aeb9a542d39a8714e16bc411582d4"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a0e497b597df7c4cf2b63fc6e9188b6cabe5335"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a7da65a296745535a964be1019ec7691b0cb90"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d864319871b05fadd153e0aede4811ca7008f5d6"
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{
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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}
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