CVE-2023-54013
Unknown Unknown - Not Provided
Deadlock Vulnerability in Linux Kernel Interconnect Locking Mechanism

Publication date: 2025-12-24

Last updated on: 2025-12-24

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: interconnect: Fix locking for runpm vs reclaim For cases where icc_bw_set() can be called in callbaths that could deadlock against shrinker/reclaim, such as runpm resume, we need to decouple the icc locking. Introduce a new icc_bw_lock for cases where we need to serialize bw aggregation and update to decouple that from paths that require memory allocation such as node/link creation/ destruction. Fixes this lockdep splat: ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.2.0-rc8-debug+ #554 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ ring0/132 is trying to acquire lock: ffffff80871916d0 (&gmu->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: a6xx_pm_resume+0xf0/0x234 but task is already holding lock: ffffffdb5aee57e8 (dma_fence_map){++++}-{0:0}, at: msm_job_run+0x68/0x150 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (dma_fence_map){++++}-{0:0}: __dma_fence_might_wait+0x74/0xc0 dma_resv_lockdep+0x1f4/0x2f4 do_one_initcall+0x104/0x2bc kernel_init_freeable+0x344/0x34c kernel_init+0x30/0x134 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 -> #3 (mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start){+.+.}-{0:0}: fs_reclaim_acquire+0x80/0xa8 slab_pre_alloc_hook.constprop.0+0x40/0x25c __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x60/0x1cc __kmalloc+0xd8/0x100 topology_parse_cpu_capacity+0x8c/0x178 get_cpu_for_node+0x88/0xc4 parse_cluster+0x1b0/0x28c parse_cluster+0x8c/0x28c init_cpu_topology+0x168/0x188 smp_prepare_cpus+0x24/0xf8 kernel_init_freeable+0x18c/0x34c kernel_init+0x30/0x134 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 -> #2 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}: __fs_reclaim_acquire+0x3c/0x48 fs_reclaim_acquire+0x54/0xa8 slab_pre_alloc_hook.constprop.0+0x40/0x25c __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x60/0x1cc __kmalloc+0xd8/0x100 kzalloc.constprop.0+0x14/0x20 icc_node_create_nolock+0x4c/0xc4 icc_node_create+0x38/0x58 qcom_icc_rpmh_probe+0x1b8/0x248 platform_probe+0x70/0xc4 really_probe+0x158/0x290 __driver_probe_device+0xc8/0xe0 driver_probe_device+0x44/0x100 __driver_attach+0xf8/0x108 bus_for_each_dev+0x78/0xc4 driver_attach+0x2c/0x38 bus_add_driver+0xd0/0x1d8 driver_register+0xbc/0xf8 __platform_driver_register+0x30/0x3c qnoc_driver_init+0x24/0x30 do_one_initcall+0x104/0x2bc kernel_init_freeable+0x344/0x34c kernel_init+0x30/0x134 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 -> #1 (icc_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock+0xcc/0x3c8 mutex_lock_nested+0x30/0x44 icc_set_bw+0x88/0x2b4 _set_opp_bw+0x8c/0xd8 _set_opp+0x19c/0x300 dev_pm_opp_set_opp+0x84/0x94 a6xx_gmu_resume+0x18c/0x804 a6xx_pm_resume+0xf8/0x234 adreno_runtime_resume+0x2c/0x38 pm_generic_runtime_resume+0x30/0x44 __rpm_callback+0x15c/0x174 rpm_callback+0x78/0x7c rpm_resume+0x318/0x524 __pm_runtime_resume+0x78/0xbc adreno_load_gpu+0xc4/0x17c msm_open+0x50/0x120 drm_file_alloc+0x17c/0x228 drm_open_helper+0x74/0x118 drm_open+0xa0/0x144 drm_stub_open+0xd4/0xe4 chrdev_open+0x1b8/0x1e4 do_dentry_open+0x2f8/0x38c vfs_open+0x34/0x40 path_openat+0x64c/0x7b4 do_filp_open+0x54/0xc4 do_sys_openat2+0x9c/0x100 do_sys_open+0x50/0x7c __arm64_sys_openat+0x28/0x34 invoke_syscall+0x8c/0x128 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa0/0x11c do_el0_ ---truncated---
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Published
2025-12-24
Last Modified
2025-12-24
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2026-05-07
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2025-12-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2023-54013
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linux linux_kernel 6.2.0-rc8
linux linux_kernel *
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves a locking issue in the interconnect (icc) subsystem, specifically related to runpm (runtime power management) and reclaim operations. The problem was a potential deadlock caused by circular locking dependencies when icc_bw_set() was called in callbacks such as runpm resume. The fix introduced a new lock (icc_bw_lock) to separate bandwidth aggregation locking from memory allocation paths, preventing deadlocks.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can cause deadlocks in the Linux kernel during runtime power management or memory reclaim operations, potentially leading to system hangs or degraded performance. Such deadlocks can affect system stability and responsiveness, especially on systems relying on the affected interconnect bandwidth management.


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