powerpc/pci: Fix get_phb_number() locking
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/pci: Fix get_phb_number() locking The recent change to get_phb_number() causes a DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP warning on some systems: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:580 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 1, name: swapper preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 1 lock held by swapper/1: #0: c157efb0 (hose_spinlock){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: pcibios_alloc_controller+0x64/0x220 Preemption disabled at: [<00000000>] 0x0 CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper Not tainted 5.19.0-yocto-standard+ #1 Call Trace: [d101dc90] [c073b264] dump_stack_lvl+0x50/0x8c (unreliable) [d101dcb0] [c0093b70] __might_resched+0x258/0x2a8 [d101dcd0] [c0d3e634] __mutex_lock+0x6c/0x6ec [d101dd50] [c0a84174] of_alias_get_id+0x50/0xf4 [d101dd80] [c002ec78] pcibios_alloc_controller+0x1b8/0x220 [d101ddd0] [c140c9dc] pmac_pci_init+0x198/0x784 [d101de50] [c140852c] discover_phbs+0x30/0x4c [d101de60] [c0007fd4] do_one_initcall+0x94/0x344 [d101ded0] [c1403b40] kernel_init_freeable+0x1a8/0x22c [d101df10] [c00086e0] kernel_init+0x34/0x160 [d101df30] [c001b334] ret_from_kernel_thread+0x5c/0x64 This is because pcibios_alloc_controller() holds hose_spinlock but of_alias_get_id() takes of_mutex which can sleep. The hose_spinlock protects the phb_bitmap, and also the hose_list, but it doesn't need to be held while get_phb_number() calls the OF routines, because those are only looking up information in the device tree. So fix it by having get_phb_number() take the hose_spinlock itself, only where required, and then dropping the lock before returning. pcibios_alloc_controller() then needs to take the lock again before the list_add() but that's safe, the order of the list is not important.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.18.18 to before 5.19 | 5.19 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.137 to before 5.10.138; 5.15.61 to before 5.15.63; 5.19.2 to before 5.19.4 | 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.18.18 to before 5.19 Fixed in 5.19 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10.137 to before 5.10.138; 5.15.61 to before 5.15.63; 5.19.2 to before 5.19.4 Fixed in 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15.61 to before 5.15.63; 5.18.18 to before 5.19; 5.19.2 to before 5.19.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.137 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15.61 to before 5.15.63; 5.18.18 to before 5.19; 5.19.2 to before 5.19.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.137 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.19
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50045
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-752v-r57r-j98p
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f75057c21eab12c6ccb7f06f859641a6edfab99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5db5ce0f1963c6c8275719a80cb65e9c98d32726
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb0a42d3f40c436295e0fef57ab613ae5b925a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a868f771ee41c97a25a04b8c632a7f06689b307b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9e75c3d8cdf7c96a94cb77450d4ee070279e6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90f195c01a2e8d8da6281791617e21109719c981
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d48562a2729742f767b0fdd994d6b2a56a49c63
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-752v-r57r-j98p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50045 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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