Medium CVSS 5.5

Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: ufs: core: Start the RTC update work later

The RTC update work involves runtime resuming the UFS controller. Hence,
only start the RTC update work after runtime power management in the UFS
driver has been fully initialized. This patch fixes the following kernel
crash:

Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000006 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
Workqueue: events ufshcd_rtc_work
Call trace:
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x34/0x8c (P)
pm_runtime_get_if_active+0x24/0x9c (L)
pm_runtime_get_if_active+0x24/0x9c
ufshcd_rtc_work+0x138/0x1b4
process_one_work+0x148/0x288
worker_thread+0x2cc/0x3d4
kthread+0x110/0x114
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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