CVE-2024-35795

drm/amdgpu: fix deadlock while reading mqd from debugfs

Published May 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: fix deadlock while reading mqd from debugfs

An errant disk backup on my desktop got into debugfs and triggered the
following deadlock scenario in the amdgpu debugfs files. The machine
also hard-resets immediately after those lines are printed (although I
wasn't able to reproduce that part when reading by hand):

[ 1318.016074][ T1082] ======================================================
[ 1318.016607][ T1082] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[ 1318.017107][ T1082] 6.8.0-rc7-00015-ge0c8221b72c0 #17 Not tainted
[ 1318.017598][ T1082] ------------------------------------------------------
[ 1318.018096][ T1082] tar/1082 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 1318.018585][ T1082] ffff98c44175d6a0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: __might_fault+0x40/0x80
[ 1318.019084][ T1082]
[ 1318.019084][ T1082] but task is already holding lock:
[ 1318.020052][ T1082] ffff98c4c13f55f8 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: amdgpu_debugfs_mqd_read+0x6a/0x250 [amdgpu]
[ 1318.020607][ T1082]
[ 1318.020607][ T1082] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[ 1318.020607][ T1082]
[ 1318.022081][ T1082]
[ 1318.022081][ T1082] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 1318.023083][ T1082]
[ 1318.023083][ T1082] -> #2 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 1318.024114][ T1082] __ww_mutex_lock.constprop.0+0xe0/0x12f0
[ 1318.024639][ T1082] ww_mutex_lock+0x32/0x90
[ 1318.025161][ T1082] dma_resv_lockdep+0x18a/0x330
[ 1318.025683][ T1082] do_one_initcall+0x6a/0x350
[ 1318.026210][ T1082] kernel_init_freeable+0x1a3/0x310
[ 1318.026728][ T1082] kernel_init+0x15/0x1a0
[ 1318.027242][ T1082] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x40
[ 1318.027759][ T1082] ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20
[ 1318.028281][ T1082]
[ 1318.028281][ T1082] -> #1 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}:
[ 1318.029297][ T1082] dma_resv_lockdep+0x16c/0x330
[ 1318.029790][ T1082] do_one_initcall+0x6a/0x350
[ 1318.030263][ T1082] kernel_init_freeable+0x1a3/0x310
[ 1318.030722][ T1082] kernel_init+0x15/0x1a0
[ 1318.031168][ T1082] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x40
[ 1318.031598][ T1082] ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20
[ 1318.032011][ T1082]
[ 1318.032011][ T1082] -> #0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}:
[ 1318.032778][ T1082] __lock_acquire+0x14bf/0x2680
[ 1318.033141][ T1082] lock_acquire+0xcd/0x2c0
[ 1318.033487][ T1082] __might_fault+0x58/0x80
[ 1318.033814][ T1082] amdgpu_debugfs_mqd_read+0x103/0x250 [amdgpu]
[ 1318.034181][ T1082] full_proxy_read+0x55/0x80
[ 1318.034487][ T1082] vfs_read+0xa7/0x360
[ 1318.034788][ T1082] ksys_read+0x70/0xf0
[ 1318.035085][ T1082] do_syscall_64+0x94/0x180
[ 1318.035375][ T1082] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0x4e
[ 1318.035664][ T1082]
[ 1318.035664][ T1082] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 1318.035664][ T1082]
[ 1318.036487][ T1082] Chain exists of:
[ 1318.036487][ T1082] &mm->mmap_lock --> reservation_ww_class_acquire --> reservation_ww_class_mutex
[ 1318.036487][ T1082]
[ 1318.037310][ T1082] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[ 1318.037310][ T1082]
[ 1318.037838][ T1082] CPU0 CPU1
[ 1318.038101][ T1082] ---- ----
[ 1318.038350][ T1082] lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex);
[ 1318.038590][ T1082] lock(reservation_ww_class_acquire);
[ 1318.038839][ T1082] lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex);
[ 1318.039083][ T1082] rlock(&mm->mmap_lock);
[ 1318.039328][ T1082]
[ 1318.039328][ T1082] *** DEADLOCK ***
[ 1318.039328][ T1082]
[ 1318.040029][ T1082] 1 lock held by tar/1082:
[ 1318.040259][ T1082] #0: ffff98c4c13f55f8 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: amdgpu_debugfs_mqd_read+0x6a/0x250 [amdgpu]
[ 1318.040560][ T1082]
[ 1318.040560][ T1082] stack backtrace:
[
---truncated---

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6816-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-2 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6817-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6878-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-667
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
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
May 11, 2026, 8:11 PM
Reserved
May 17, 2024, 12:19 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 17, 2024, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 17, 2024, 12:00 AM