CVE-2022-49315

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: staging: rtl8192e: Fix deadlock in rtllib_beacons_stop() There is a deadlock in rtllib_beacons_stop(), which is shown below: (Thread 1) | (Thread 2) | rtllib_send_beacon() rtllib_beacons_stop() | mod_timer() spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) | (wait a time) ... | rtllib_send_beacon_cb() del_timer_sync() | spin_lock_irqsave() //(2) (wait timer to stop) | ... We hold ieee->beacon_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler also need ieee->beacon_lock in position (2) of thread 2. As a result, rtllib_beacons_stop() will block forever. This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain the needed lock.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 26, 2025
First seenFeb 26, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-667CWE-667

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 4.9.318, 4.10 ≤ v < 4.14.283, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.247, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.198, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.122, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.47, 5.16 ≤ v < 5.17.15, 5.18 ≤ v < 5.18.44.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4

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CVE-2022-49315 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar