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CVE-2024-26934

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel leading to a deadlock in the usb_deauthorize_interface() function. The issue occurs when a process attempts to remove a USB interface while another process holds a lock on the parent device.

Risk Assessment

The deadlock may result in system hang or loss of access to USB devices, impacting the stability and availability of services within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for potential deadlocks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: core: Fix deadlock in usb_deauthorize_interface() Among the attribute file callback routines in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c, the interface_authorized_store() function is the only one which acquires a device lock on an ancestor device: It calls usb_deauthorize_interface(), which locks the interface's parent USB device. The will lead to deadlock if another process already owns that lock and tries to remove the interface, whether through a configuration change or because the device has been disconnected. As part of the removal procedure, device_del() waits for all ongoing sysfs attribute callbacks to complete. But usb_deauthorize_interface() can't complete until the device lock has been released, and the lock won't be released until the removal has finished. The mechanism provided by sysfs to prevent this kind of deadlock is to use the sysfs_break_active_protection() function, which tells sysfs not to wait for the

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