CVE-2024-42090
Published: Jul 29, 2024
Modified: May 12, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER In create_pinctrl(), pinctrl_maps_mutex is acquired before calling add_setting(). If add_setting() returns -EPROBE_DEFER, create_pinctrl() calls pinctrl_free(). However, pinctrl_free() attempts to acquire pinctrl_maps_mutex, which is already held by create_pinctrl(), leading to a potential deadlock. This patch resolves the issue by releasing pinctrl_maps_mutex before calling pinctrl_free(), preventing the deadlock. This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7 - < e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04affected 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7 - < 420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0affected 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7 - < b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561baffected 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7 - < 01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9eaffected 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7 - < b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6+3 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 3.10unaffected 0 - < 3.10unaffected 4.19.317 - <= 4.19.*unaffected 5.4.279 - <= 5.4.*unaffected 5.10.221 - <= 5.10.*+5 more versions |
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