---
cve: "CVE-2024-35968"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 7.8
epss: "0.2%"
vendor: "Linux"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2024-05-20 09:41:57"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-21T09:23:01+02:00"
---

# CVE-2024-35968

> 7.8 HIGH

## Beschreibung

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

pds_core: Fix pdsc_check_pci_health function to use work thread

When the driver notices fw_status == 0xff it tries to perform a PCI
reset on itself via pci_reset_function() in the context of the driver's
health thread. However, pdsc_reset_prepare calls
pdsc_stop_health_thread(), which attempts to stop/flush the health
thread. This results in a deadlock because the stop/flush will never
complete since the driver called pci_reset_function() from the health
thread context. Fix by changing the pdsc_check_pci_health_function()
to queue a newly introduced pdsc_pci_reset_thread() on the pdsc's
work queue.

Unloading the driver in the fw_down/dead state uncovered another issue,
which can be seen in the following trace:

WARNING: CPU: 51 PID: 6914 at kernel/workqueue.c:1450 __queue_work+0x358/0x440
[...]
RIP: 0010:__queue_work+0x358/0x440
[...]
Call Trace:
 
 ? __warn+0x85/0x140
 ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440
 ? report_bug+0xfc/0x1e0
 ? handle_bug+0x3f/0x70
 ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70
 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
 ? __queue_work+0x358/0x440
 queue_work_on+0x28/0x30
 pdsc_devcmd_locked+0x96/0xe0 [pds_core]
 pdsc_devcmd_reset+0x71/0xb0 [pds_core]
 pdsc_teardown+0x51/0xe0 [pds_core]
 pdsc_remove+0x106/0x200 [pds_core]
 pci_device_remove+0x37/0xc0
 device_release_driver_internal+0xae/0x140
 driver_detach+0x48/0x90
 bus_remove_driver+0x6d/0xf0
 pci_unregister_driver+0x2e/0xa0
 pdsc_cleanup_module+0x10/0x780 [pds_core]
 __x64_sys_delete_module+0x142/0x2b0
 ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.18+0x126/0x1a0
 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
RIP: 0033:0x7fbd9d03a14b
[...]

Fix this by preventing the devcmd reset if the FW is not running.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Lokal | good |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Gering | warn |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- Kernel ≥ 6.8.7

## Referenzen

- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38407914d48273d7f8ab765b9243658afe1c3ab6>
- <https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81665adf25d28a00a986533f1d3a5df76b79cad9>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2024-35968) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_