Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: fix LAG and VF lock dependency in ice_reset_vf()

9f74a3dfcf83 ("ice: Fix VF Reset paths when interface in a failed over
aggregate"), the ice driver has acquired the LAG mutex in ice_reset_vf().
The commit placed this lock acquisition just prior to the acquisition of
the VF configuration lock.

If ice_reset_vf() acquires the configuration lock via the ICE_VF_RESET_LOCK
flag, this could deadlock with ice_vc_cfg_qs_msg() because it always
acquires the locks in the order of the VF configuration lock and then the
LAG mutex.

Lockdep reports this violation almost immediately on creating and then
removing 2 VF:

======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.8.0-rc6 #54 Tainted: G W O
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kworker/60:3/6771 is trying to acquire lock:
ff40d43e099380a0 (&vf->cfg_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ice_reset_vf+0x22f/0x4d0 [ice]

but task is already holding lock:
ff40d43ea1961210 (&pf->lag_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ice_reset_vf+0xb7/0x4d0 [ice]

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&pf->lag_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__lock_acquire+0x4f8/0xb40
lock_acquire+0xd4/0x2d0
__mutex_lock+0x9b/0xbf0
ice_vc_cfg_qs_msg+0x45/0x690 [ice]
ice_vc_process_vf_msg+0x4f5/0x870 [ice]
__ice_clean_ctrlq+0x2b5/0x600 [ice]
ice_service_task+0x2c9/0x480 [ice]
process_one_work+0x1e9/0x4d0
worker_thread+0x1e1/0x3d0
kthread+0x104/0x140
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30

-> #0 (&vf->cfg_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add+0xe2/0xc50
validate_chain+0x558/0x800
__lock_acquire+0x4f8/0xb40
lock_acquire+0xd4/0x2d0
__mutex_lock+0x9b/0xbf0
ice_reset_vf+0x22f/0x4d0 [ice]
ice_process_vflr_event+0x98/0xd0 [ice]
ice_service_task+0x1cc/0x480 [ice]
process_one_work+0x1e9/0x4d0
worker_thread+0x1e1/0x3d0
kthread+0x104/0x140
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30

other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&pf->lag_mutex);
lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
lock(&pf->lag_mutex);
lock(&vf->cfg_lock);

*** DEADLOCK ***
4 locks held by kworker/60:3/6771:
#0: ff40d43e05428b38 ((wq_completion)ice){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x176/0x4d0
#1: ff50d06e05197e58 ((work_completion)(&pf->serv_task)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x176/0x4d0
#2: ff40d43ea1960e50 (&pf->vfs.table_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ice_process_vflr_event+0x48/0xd0 [ice]
#3: ff40d43ea1961210 (&pf->lag_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ice_reset_vf+0xb7/0x4d0 [ice]

stack backtrace:
CPU: 60 PID: 6771 Comm: kworker/60:3 Tainted: G W O 6.8.0-rc6 #54
Hardware name:
Workqueue: ice ice_service_task [ice]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x80
check_noncircular+0x12d/0x150
check_prev_add+0xe2/0xc50
? save_trace+0x59/0x230
? add_chain_cache+0x109/0x450
validate_chain+0x558/0x800
__lock_acquire+0x4f8/0xb40
? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100
lock_acquire+0xd4/0x2d0
? ice_reset_vf+0x22f/0x4d0 [ice]
? lock_is_held_type+0xc7/0x120
__mutex_lock+0x9b/0xbf0
? ice_reset_vf+0x22f/0x4d0 [ice]
? ice_reset_vf+0x22f/0x4d0 [ice]
? rcu_is_watching+0x11/0x50
? ice_reset_vf+0x22f/0x4d0 [ice]
ice_reset_vf+0x22f/0x4d0 [ice]
? process_one_work+0x176/0x4d0
ice_process_vflr_event+0x98/0xd0 [ice]
ice_service_task+0x1cc/0x480 [ice]
process_one_work+0x1e9/0x4d0
worker_thread+0x1e1/0x3d0
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x104/0x140
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30
</TASK>

To avoid deadlock, we must acquire the LAG
---truncated---
Published: 2024-05-20
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:30:00 +0000

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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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

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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:15:25.954Z

Reserved: 2024-05-17T13:50:33.150Z

Link: CVE-2024-36003

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Updated: 2024-08-02T03:30:12.307Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-20T10:15:14.360

Modified: 2025-02-03T16:10:24.777

Link: CVE-2024-36003

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-05-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-36003 - Bugzilla

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