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

drop_monitor: replace spin_lock by raw_spin_lock

trace_drop_common() is called with preemption disabled, and it acquires
a spin_lock. This is problematic for RT kernels because spin_locks are
sleeping locks in this configuration, which causes the following splat:

BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 449, name: rcuc/47
preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 2, expected: 2
5 locks held by rcuc/47/449:
#0: ff1100086ec30a60 ((softirq_ctrl.lock)){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x105/0x210
#1: ffffffffb394a280 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rt_spin_lock+0xbf/0x130
#2: ffffffffb394a280 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x11c/0x210
#3: ffffffffb394a160 (rcu_callback){....}-{0:0}, at: rcu_do_batch+0x360/0xc70
#4: ff1100086ee07520 (&data->lock){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0xb5/0x290
irq event stamp: 139909
hardirqs last enabled at (139908): [<ffffffffb1df2b33>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x63/0x80
hardirqs last disabled at (139909): [<ffffffffb19bd03d>] trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0x26d/0x290
softirqs last enabled at (139892): [<ffffffffb07a1083>] __local_bh_enable_ip+0x103/0x170
softirqs last disabled at (139898): [<ffffffffb0909b33>] rcu_cpu_kthread+0x93/0x1f0
Preemption disabled at:
[<ffffffffb1de786b>] rt_mutex_slowunlock+0xab/0x2e0
CPU: 47 PID: 449 Comm: rcuc/47 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2-rt1+ #7
Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R650/0Y2G81, BIOS 1.6.5 04/15/2022
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x8c/0xd0
dump_stack+0x14/0x20
__might_resched+0x21e/0x2f0
rt_spin_lock+0x5e/0x130
? trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0xb5/0x290
? skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0xb5/0x290
? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0
? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x4a/0x80
? __pfx_trace_drop_common.constprop.0+0x10/0x10
? rt_mutex_slowunlock+0x26a/0x2e0
? skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
? __pfx_rt_mutex_slowunlock+0x10/0x10
? skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
trace_kfree_skb_hit+0x15/0x20
trace_kfree_skb+0xe9/0x150
kfree_skb_reason+0x7b/0x110
skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x1bf/0x230
? __pfx_skb_queue_purge_reason.part.0+0x10/0x10
? mark_lock.part.0+0x8a/0x520
...

trace_drop_common() also disables interrupts, but this is a minor issue
because we could easily replace it with a local_lock.

Replace the spin_lock with raw_spin_lock to avoid sleeping in atomic
context.
Published: 2024-07-12
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5730-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5731-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7003-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7004-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7006-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7008-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7019-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00043}

epss

{'score': 0.00044}


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Weaknesses CWE-662

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Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-667
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T11:56:03.129Z

Reserved: 2024-07-12T12:17:45.604Z

Link: CVE-2024-40980

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Updated: 2024-08-02T04:39:55.936Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-12T13:15:19.550

Modified: 2026-05-12T12:17:01.577

Link: CVE-2024-40980

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-40980 - Bugzilla

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