PCI: pciehp: Fix infinite loop in IRQ handler upon power fault (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.21 % · percentile 11 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: pciehp: Fix infinite loop in IRQ handler upon power fault The Power Fault Detected bit in the Slot Status register differs from all other hotplug events in that it is sticky: It can only be cleared after turning off slot power. Per PCIe r5.0, sec. 6.7.1.8: If a power controller detects a main power fault on the hot-plug slot, it must automatically set its internal main power fault latch [...]. The main power fault latch is cleared when software turns off power to the hot-plug slot. The stickiness used to cause interrupt storms and infinite loops which were fixed in 2009 by commits 5651c48cfafe ("PCI pciehp: fix power fault interrupt storm problem") and 99f0169c17f3 ("PCI: pciehp: enable software notification on empty slots"). Unfortunately in 2020 the infinite loop issue was inadvertently reintroduced by commit 8edf5332c393 ("PCI: pciehp: Fix MSI interrupt race"): The hardirq handler pciehp_isr() clears the PFD bit until pciehp's power_fault_detected flag is set. That happens in the IRQ thread pciehp_ist(), which never learns of the event because the hardirq handler is stuck in an infinite loop. Fix by setting the power_fault_detected flag already in the hardirq handler.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff27f7d0333cff89ec85c419f431aca1b38fb16a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/464da38ba827f670deac6500a1de9a4f0f44c41d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4c966fb156ff3e70b2526d964952ff7c1574d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1db58c6584a72102e98af2e600ea184ddaf2b8af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d6f1f0dac3e3441ecdb1103d4efb11b9ed24dd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23584c1ed3e15a6f4bfab8dc5a88d94ab929ee12
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-34619
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-47617
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0693 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0610 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0578 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.19.149 < 4.19.233cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.4.69 < 5.4.177cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.7 < 5.10.97cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.20cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 5.16.6
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected a8cc52270f3d8e8f4faf01ffd6c4a95bbfb55ba4 < ff27f7d0333cff89ec85c419f431aca1b38fb16a ; affected 4667358dab9cc07da044d5bc087065545b1000df < 464da38ba827f670deac6500a1de9a4f0f44c41d ; affected 8edf5332c39340b9583cf9cba659eb7ec71f75b5 < 3b4c966fb156ff3e70b2526d964952ff7c1574d9 ; affected 8edf5332c39340b9583cf9cba659eb7ec71f75b5 < 1db58c6584a72102e98af2e600ea184ddaf2b8af ; affected 8edf5332c39340b9583cf9cba659eb7ec71f75b5 < 6d6f1f0dac3e3441ecdb1103d4efb11b9ed24dd5 ; affected 8edf5332c39340b9583cf9cba659eb7ec71f75b5 < 23584c1ed3e15a6f4bfab8dc5a88d94ab929ee12 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.7 ; unaffected 0 < 5.7 ; unaffected 4.19.233 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.177 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.97 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.20 ≤ 5.15.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |