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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04; >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0; >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561b; >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9e; >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6; >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 4038c57bf61631219b31f1bd6e92106ec7f084dc; >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 48a7a7c9571c3e62f17012dd7f2063e926179ddd; >= 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < adec57ff8e66aee632f3dd1f93787c13d112b7a1 |
| Linux | Linux | 3.10 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem | < V1.1.1 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4038c57bf61631219b31f1bd6e92106ec7f084dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a7a7c9571c3e62f17012dd7f2063e926179dddPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adec57ff8e66aee632f3dd1f93787c13d112b7a1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4038c57bf61631219b31f1bd6e92106ec7f084dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a7a7c9571c3e62f17012dd7f2063e926179dddPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adec57ff8e66aee632f3dd1f93787c13d112b7a1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 29, 2024
- Last modified
- Oct 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified