CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability affects the Linux kernel's idpf driver, specifically in the initialization of the read_dev_clk_lock spinlock, which is improperly initialized after it is accessed by the ptp_schedule_worker function. This can lead to a potential denial of service or system instability due to the use of an uninitialized lock, which may trigger kernel warnings and unexpected behavior. Organizations using Linux systems with the idpf driver should prioritize addressing this critical vulnerability to mitigate risks associated with system crashes and reliability issues.
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: fix read_dev_clk_lock spinlock init in idpf_ptp_init() In idpf_ptp_init(), read_dev_clk_lock is initialized after ptp_schedule_worker() had already been called (and after idpf_ptp_settime64() could reach the lock). The PTP aux worker fires immediately upon scheduling and can call into idpf_ptp_read_src_clk_reg_direct(), which takes spin_lock(&ptp->read_dev_clk_lock) on an uninitialized lock, triggering the lockdep "non-static key" warning: [12973.796587] idpf 0000:83:00.0: Device HW Reset initiated [12974.094507] INFO: trying to register non-static key. ... [12974.097208] Call Trace: [12974.097213] <TASK> [12974.097218] dump_stack_lvl+0x93/0xe0 [12974.097234] register_lock_class+0x4c4/0x4e0 [12974.097249] ? __lock_acquire+0x427/0x2290 [12974.097259] __lock_acquire+0x98/0x2290 [12974.097272] lock_acquire+0xc6/0x310 [12974.097281] ? idpf_ptp_read_src_clk_reg+0xb7/0x150 [idpf] [12974.097311] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xde/0x190 [12974.097318] ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0xd2/0x350 [12974.097330] ? __pfx_ptp_aux_kworker+0x10/0x10 [ptp] [12974.097343] _raw_spin_lock+0x30/0x40 [12974.097353] ? idpf_ptp_read_src_clk_reg+0xb7/0x150 [idpf] [12974.097373] idpf_ptp_read_src_clk_reg+0xb7/0x150 [idpf] [12974.097391] ? kthread_worker_fn+0x88/0x3d0 [12974.097404] ? kthread_worker_fn+0x4e/0x3d0 [12974.097411] idpf_ptp_update_cached_phctime+0x26/0x120 [idpf] [12974.097428] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x28/0x50 [12974.097436] idpf_ptp_do_aux_work+0x15/0x20 [idpf] [12974.097454] ptp_aux_kworker+0x20/0x40 [ptp] [12974.097464] kthread_worker_fn+0xd5/0x3d0 [12974.097474] ? __pfx_kthread_worker_fn+0x10/0x10 [12974.097482] kthread+0xf4/0x130 [12974.097489] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [12974.097498] ret_from_fork+0x32c/0x410 [12974.097512] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [12974.097519] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [12974.097540] </TASK> Move the call to spin_lock_init() up a bit to make sure read_dev_clk_lock is not touched before it's been initialized.
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