CVE-2024-56618: linux kernel vulnerability

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: imx: gpcv2: Adjust delay after power up handshake The udelay(5) is not enough, sometimes below kernel panic still be triggered: [ 4.012973] Kernel panic - not syncing: Asynchronous SError Interrupt [ 4.012976] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 186 Comm: (udev-worker) Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-0.0.0-devel-00004-g8b1b79e88956 #1 [ 4.012982] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin iMX8M Plus WB on Dahlia Board (DT) [ 4.012985] Call trace: [...] [ 4.013029] arm64_serror_panic+0x64/0x70 [ 4.013034] do_serror+0x3c/0x70 [ 4.013039] el1h_64_error_handler+0x30/0x54 [ 4.013046] el1h_64_error+0x64/0x68 [ 4.013050] clk_imx8mp_audiomix_runtime_resume+0x38/0x48 [ 4.013059] __genpd_runtime_resume+0x30/0x80 [ 4.013066] genpd_runtime_resume+0x114/0x29c [ 4.013073] __rpm_callback+0x48/0x1e0 [ 4.013079] rpm_callback+0x68/0x80 [ 4.013084] rpm_resume+0x3bc/0x6a0 [ 4.013089] __pm_runtime_resume+0x50/0x9c [ 4.013095] pm_runtime_get_suppliers+0x60/0x8c [ 4.013101] __driver_probe_device+0x4c/0x14c [ 4.013108] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x120 [ 4.013114] __driver_attach+0xc4/0x200 [ 4.013119] bus_for_each_dev+0x7c/0xe0 [ 4.013125] driver_attach+0x24/0x30 [ 4.013130] bus_add_driver+0x110/0x240 [ 4.013135] driver_register+0x68/0x124 [ 4.013142] __platform_driver_register+0x24/0x30 [ 4.013149] sdma_driver_init+0x20/0x1000 [imx_sdma] [ 4.013163] do_one_initcall+0x60/0x1e0 [ 4.013168] do_init_module+0x5c/0x21c [ 4.013175] load_module+0x1a98/0x205c [ 4.013181] init_module_from_file+0x88/0xd4 [ 4.013187] __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x258/0x350 [ 4.013194] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0x50/0xe0 [ 4.013202] do_el0_svc+0xa8/0xe0 [ 4.013208] el0_svc+0x3c/0x140 [ 4.013215] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x12c [ 4.013222] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [ 4.013228] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs The correct way is to wait handshake, but it needs BUS clock of BLK-CTL be enabled, which is in separate driver. So delay is the only option here. The udelay(10) is a data got by experiment.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-56618, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) affecting linux kernel, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether linux kernel is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

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