Bug 2213139 (CVE-2023-31084)

Summary:	CVE-2023-31084 kernel: blocking operation in dvb_frontend_get_event and wait_event_interruptible
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Alex <allarkin>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, allarkin, bhu, chwhite, crwood, dbohanno, ddepaula, debarbos, dfreiber, dvlasenk, ezulian, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jdenham, jfaracco, jferlan, jforbes, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, kernel-mgr, ldoskova, lgoncalv, lleshchi, lzampier, nmurray, ptalbert, qzhao, rogbas, rrobaina, rvrbovsk, rysulliv, scweaver, stanley.king, tyberry, vkumar, walters, wcosta, williams, wmealing, ycote
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A potential deadlock flaw was found in the Linux’s kernel DVB API (used by Digital TV devices) functionality. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2213140, 2213141, 2213142, 2213143, 2213144
Bug Blocks:	2189448

Description Alex 2023-06-07 08:25:28 UTC

A flaw in the Linux Kernel found in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c. There is a blocking operation when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. In dvb_frontend_get_event, wait_event_interruptible is called; the condition is dvb_frontend_test_event(fepriv,events). In dvb_frontend_test_event, down(&fepriv->sem) is called. However, wait_event_interruptible would put the process to sleep, and down(&fepriv->sem) may block the process.

Reference:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+UBctCu7fXn4q41O_3=id1+OdyQ85tZY1x+TkT-6OVBL6KAUw@mail.gmail.com/

Comment 1 Alex 2023-06-07 08:25:54 UTC

Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2213140]

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-14 15:15:33 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:6901 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6901

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-14 15:20:55 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:7077 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-21 00:27:32 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:0930 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0930

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2024-03-19 17:27:20 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:1404 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404