CVE-2024-26802
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26802
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-26802.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-26802
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2024-04-04T08:20:29Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-21T20:12:32.535913Z
- Summary
- stmmac: Clear variable when destroying workqueue
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
stmmac: Clear variable when destroying workqueue
Currently when suspending driver and stopping workqueue it is checked whether workqueue is not NULL and if so, it is destroyed. Function destroy_workqueue() does drain queue and does clear variable, but it does not set workqueue variable to NULL. This can cause kernel/module panic if code attempts to clear workqueue that was not initialized.
This scenario is possible when resuming suspended driver in stmmacresume(), because there is no handling for failed stmmachw_setup(), which can fail and return if DMA engine has failed to initialize, and workqueue is initialized after DMA engine. Should DMA engine fail to initialize, resume will proceed normally, but interface won't work and TX queue will eventually timeout, causing 'Reset adapter' error. This then does destroy workqueue during reset process. And since workqueue is initialized after DMA engine and can be skipped, it will cause kernel/module panic.
To secure against this possible crash, set workqueue variable to NULL when destroying workqueue.
Log/backtrace from crash goes as follows: [88.031977]------------[ cut here ]------------ [88.031985]NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (sxgmac): transmit queue 1 timed out [88.032017]WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at net/sched/schgeneric.c:477 devwatchdog+0x390/0x398 <Skipping backtrace for watchdog timeout> [88.032251]---[ end trace e70de432e4d5c2c0 ]--- [88.032282]sxgmac 16d88000.ethernet eth0: Reset adapter. [88.036359]------------[ cut here ]------------ [88.036519]Call trace: [88.036523] flushworkqueue+0x3e4/0x430 [88.036528] drainworkqueue+0xc4/0x160 [88.036533] destroyworkqueue+0x40/0x270 [88.036537] stmmacfpestopwq+0x4c/0x70 [88.036541] stmmacrelease+0x278/0x280 [88.036546] _devclosemany+0xcc/0x158 [88.036551] devclosemany+0xbc/0x190 [88.036555] devclose.part.0+0x70/0xc0 [88.036560] devclose+0x24/0x30 [88.036564] stmmacservicetask+0x110/0x140 [88.036569] processonework+0x1d8/0x4a0 [88.036573] workerthread+0x54/0x408 [88.036578] kthread+0x164/0x170 [88.036583] retfrom_fork+0x10/0x20 [88.036588]---[ end trace e70de432e4d5c2c1 ]--- [88.036597]Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000004
- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ccd9798fe0beda3db212cfa3ebe373f605cbd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/699b103e48ce32d03fc86c35b37ee8ae4288c7e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8af411bbba1f457c33734795f024d0ef26d0963f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e99556301172465c8fe33c7f78c39a3d4ce8462
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f72cf22dccc94038cbbaa1029cb575bf52e5cbc8
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced5a5586112b929546e16029261a987c9197bfdfa2Fixed8e99556301172465c8fe33c7f78c39a3d4ce8462
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced5a5586112b929546e16029261a987c9197bfdfa2Fixed17ccd9798fe0beda3db212cfa3ebe373f605cbd6
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced5a5586112b929546e16029261a987c9197bfdfa2Fixed699b103e48ce32d03fc86c35b37ee8ae4288c7e3
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced5a5586112b929546e16029261a987c9197bfdfa2Fixedf72cf22dccc94038cbbaa1029cb575bf52e5cbc8
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced5a5586112b929546e16029261a987c9197bfdfa2Fixed8af411bbba1f457c33734795f024d0ef26d0963f