CVE-2024-57807 — Improper Locking in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV6.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 11
Latest updateMay 29
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: megaraid_sas: Fix for a potential deadlock
This fixes a 'possible circular locking dependency detected' warning
CPU0 CPU1
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lock(&instance->reset_mutex);
lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
lock(&instance->reset_mutex);
lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
Fix this by temporarily releasing the reset_mutex.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxe8c75b5d88f255ac5dcc4a90ae0c300f0b171fe7 — 78afb9bfad00c4aa58a424111d7edbcab9452f2b+9