CVE-2021-46939
tracing: Restructure trace_clock_global() to never block
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Restructure trace_clock_global() to never block
It was reported that a fix to the ring buffer recursion detection would
cause a hung machine when performing suspend / resume testing. The
following backtrace was extracted from debugging that case:
Call Trace:
trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0
__rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460
ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0
trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x10/0x50
__trace_graph_return+0x1f/0x80
trace_graph_return+0xb7/0xf0
? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0
ftrace_return_to_handler+0x8b/0xf0
? pv_hash+0xa0/0xa0
return_to_handler+0x15/0x30
? ftrace_graph_caller+0xa0/0xa0
? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0
? __rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460
? ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0
? trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve+0x3c/0x120
? trace_event_buffer_reserve+0x6b/0xc0
? trace_event_raw_event_device_pm_callback_start+0x125/0x2d0
? dpm_run_callback+0x3b/0xc0
? pm_ops_is_empty+0x50/0x50
? platform_get_irq_byname_optional+0x90/0x90
? trace_device_pm_callback_start+0x82/0xd0
? dpm_run_callback+0x49/0xc0
With the following RIP:
RIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x69/0x200
Since the fix to the recursion detection would allow a single recursion to
happen while tracing, this lead to the trace_clock_global() taking a spin
lock and then trying to take it again:
ring_buffer_lock_reserve() {
trace_clock_global() {
arch_spin_lock() {
queued_spin_lock_slowpath() {
/* lock taken */
(something else gets traced by function graph tracer)
ring_buffer_lock_reserve() {
trace_clock_global() {
arch_spin_lock() {
queued_spin_lock_slowpath() {
/* DEAD LOCK! */
Tracing should *never* block, as it can lead to strange lockups like the
above.
Restructure the trace_clock_global() code to instead of simply taking a
lock to update the recorded "prev_time" simply use it, as two events
happening on two different CPUs that calls this at the same time, really
doesn't matter which one goes first. Use a trylock to grab the lock for
updating the prev_time, and if it fails, simply try again the next time.
If it failed to be taken, that means something else is already updating
it.
Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212761
En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: rastreo: reestructurar trace_clock_global() para no bloquear nunca. Se informó que una solución a la detección de recursividad del búfer circular provocaría que la máquina se bloqueara al realizar pruebas de suspensión/reanudación. El siguiente seguimiento se extrajo de la depuración de ese caso: Call Trace: trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0 __rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460 ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0 trace_buffer_lock_reserve+0x10/0x50 __trace_graph_return+0x1f/0x80 trace_graph_return+0xb7 /0xf0? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0 ftrace_return_to_handler+0x8b/0xf0 ? pv_hash+0xa0/0xa0 return_to_handler+0x15/0x30 ? ftrace_graph_caller+0xa0/0xa0? trace_clock_global+0x91/0xa0? __rb_reserve_next+0x237/0x460? ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x12a/0x3f0? trace_event_buffer_lock_reserve+0x3c/0x120? trace_event_buffer_reserve+0x6b/0xc0? trace_event_raw_event_device_pm_callback_start+0x125/0x2d0? dpm_run_callback+0x3b/0xc0? pm_ops_is_empty+0x50/0x50? platform_get_irq_byname_opcional+0x90/0x90? trace_device_pm_callback_start+0x82/0xd0? dpm_run_callback+0x49/0xc0 Con el siguiente RIP: RIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x69/0x200 Dado que la solución a la detección de recursión permitiría que ocurriera una sola recursión durante el seguimiento, esto llevó a trace_clock_global() a tomar un bloqueo de giro y luego intentarlo para tomarlo de nuevo: ring_buffer_lock_reserve() { trace_clock_global() { arch_spin_lock() { queued_spin_lock_slowpath() { /* bloqueo tomado */ (algo más es rastreado por la función de seguimiento del gráfico) ring_buffer_lock_reserve() { trace_clock_global() { arch_spin_lock() { queued_spin_lock_slowpath () { /* ¡BLOQUEO MUERTO! */ El rastreo *nunca* debe bloquearse, ya que puede provocar bloqueos extraños como el anterior. Reestructura el código trace_clock_global() para que, en lugar de simplemente tomar un bloqueo para actualizar el "prev_time" registrado, simplemente lo uses, ya que dos eventos suceden en dos CPU diferentes que llaman a esto al mismo tiempo, realmente no importa cuál va primero. Utilice un trylock para obtener el bloqueo para actualizar prev_time y, si falla, simplemente inténtelo de nuevo la próxima vez. Si no se pudo tomar, eso significa que algo más ya lo está actualizando. Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212761
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2024-02-25 CVE Reserved
- 2024-02-27 CVE Published
- 2024-04-21 EPSS Updated
- 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-662: Improper Synchronization
- CWE-833: Deadlock
CAPEC
References (12)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14131f2f98ac350ee9e73faed916d2238a8b6a0d | Vuln. Introduced |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-46939 | 2024-08-08 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2266497 | 2024-08-08 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 4.4.269 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 4.4.269" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 4.9.269 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 4.9.269" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 4.14.233 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 4.14.233" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 4.19.191 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 4.19.191" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 5.4.118 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 5.4.118" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 5.10.36 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 5.10.36" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 5.11.20 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 5.11.20" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 5.12.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 5.12.3" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 2.6.30 < 5.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.30 < 5.13" | en |
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