CVE-2024-26807

spi: cadence-qspi: fix pointer reference in runtime PM hooks

Published Apr 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Both cadence-quadspi ->runtime_suspend() and ->runtime_resume()
implementations start with:

struct cqspi_st *cqspi = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
struct spi_controller *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);

This obviously cannot be correct, unless "struct cqspi_st" is the
first member of " struct spi_controller", or the other way around, but
it is not the case. "struct spi_controller" is allocated by
devm_spi_alloc_host(), which allocates an extra amount of memory for
private data, used to store "struct cqspi_st".

The ->probe() function of the cadence-quadspi driver then sets the
device drvdata to store the address of the "struct cqspi_st"
structure. Therefore:

struct cqspi_st *cqspi = dev_get_drvdata(dev);

is correct, but:

struct spi_controller *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);

is not, as it makes "host" point not to a "struct spi_controller" but
to the same "struct cqspi_st" structure as above.

This obviously leads to bad things (memory corruption, kernel crashes)
directly during ->probe(), as ->probe() enables the device using PM
runtime, leading the ->runtime_resume() hook being called, which in
turns calls spi_controller_resume() with the wrong pointer.

This has at least been reported [0] to cause a kernel crash, but the
exact behavior will depend on the memory contents.

[0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240226121803.5a7r5wkpbbowcxgx@dhruva/

This issue potentially affects all platforms that are currently using
the cadence-quadspi driver.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4271-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5925-1 linux security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.19.283:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.4.243:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-822
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 11:27 AM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2024, 2:20 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 4, 2024, 9:15 AM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 11:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 4, 2024, 12:00 AM