pinmux: fix race causing mux_owner NULL with active mux_usecount (Linux Linux)

CVE-2025-38632
MEDIUM 4.7

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Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.12 % · centile 2 ()
État
PUBLISHED
Publiée
Mise à jour
Attribuée par
Linux
Statut NVD
Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinmux: fix race causing mux_owner NULL with active mux_usecount commit 5a3e85c3c397 ("pinmux: Use sequential access to access desc->pinmux data") tried to address the issue when two client of the same gpio calls pinctrl_select_state() for the same functionality, was resulting in NULL pointer issue while accessing desc->mux_owner. However, issue was not completely fixed due to the way it was handled and it can still result in the same NULL pointer. The issue occurs due to the following interleaving: cpu0 (process A) cpu1 (process B) pin_request() { pin_free() { mutex_lock() desc->mux_usecount--; //becomes 0 .. mutex_unlock() mutex_lock(desc->mux) desc->mux_usecount++; // becomes 1 desc->mux_owner = owner; mutex_unlock(desc->mux) mutex_lock(desc->mux) desc->mux_owner = NULL; mutex_unlock(desc->mux) This sequence leads to a state where the pin appears to be in use (`mux_usecount == 1`) but has no owner (`mux_owner == NULL`), which can cause NULL pointer on next pin_request on the same pin. Ensure that updates to mux_usecount and mux_owner are performed atomically under the same lock. Only clear mux_owner when mux_usecount reaches zero and no new owner has been assigned.

Faiblesses (CWE)

  • CWE-362 — Situation de compétition
  • CWE-476 — Déréférencement de pointeur nul

Références

Scores

VersionScoreVecteurÉvalué par
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Références européennes

Avis du CERT-FR

Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)

Produits affectés

ProduitVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected d25e45dcf8e32062f7935e4ba154869043812ab6 < 8434dec94e73cad527341d6280895191d949a702 ; affected 2da32aed4a97ca1d70fb8b77926f72f30ce5fb4b < 9b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb209787 ; affected c11e2ec9a780f54982a187ee10ffd1b810715c85 < 9ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a564 ; affected 5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e < b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804 ; affected 5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e < 22b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa9 ; affected 5a3e85c3c397c781393ea5fb2f45b1f60f8a4e6e < 0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb
Linux · Linuxaffected 6.13 ; unaffected 0 < 6.13 ; unaffected 6.6.102 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.42 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.15.10 ≤ 6.15.* ; unaffected 6.16.1 ≤ 6.16.*

Sources

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