iommu/arm-smmu: Defer probe of clients after smmu device bound
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/arm-smmu: Defer probe of clients after smmu device bound Null pointer dereference occurs due to a race between smmu driver probe and client driver probe, when of_dma_configure() for client is called after the iommu_device_register() for smmu driver probe has executed but before the driver_bound() for smmu driver has been called. Following is how the race occurs: T1:Smmu device probe T2: Client device probe really_probe() arm_smmu_device_probe() iommu_device_register() really_probe() platform_dma_configure() of_dma_configure() of_dma_configure_id() of_iommu_configure() iommu_probe_device() iommu_init_device() arm_smmu_probe_device() arm_smmu_get_by_fwnode() driver_find_device_by_fwnode() driver_find_device() next_device() klist_next() /* null ptr assigned to smmu */ /* null ptr dereference while smmu->streamid_mask */ driver_bound() klist_add_tail() When this null smmu pointer is dereferenced later in arm_smmu_probe_device, the device crashes. Fix this by deferring the probe of the client device until the smmu device has bound to the arm smmu driver. [will: Add comment]
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.9 and later | 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.4, 6.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.9 and later Fixed in 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.4, 6.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 to before 5.10.231; 5.11 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.66; 6.7 to before 6.12.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 to before 5.10.231; 5.11 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.66; 6.7 to before 6.12.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.4, 6.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfcg-4w9q-f9mr
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2527d07c7e9cda2c6165d5edccf74752baac1b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc02407ea952e20c544a078a6be2e6f008327973
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f794f387ad21c4696e5cd0626cb6f8a5f6aea5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a9485918a042e3114890dfbe19839a1897f8b2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5018696b19bc6c021e934a8a59f4b1dd8c0ac9f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229e6ee43d2a160a1592b83aad620d6027084aad
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Sources
- CVE-2024-56568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mfcg-4w9q-f9mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-56568 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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