CVE-2023-54013
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---
AI Insight
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A locking flaw in the Linux kernel's interconnect framework can trigger a deadlock when runtime power management resumes contend with memory reclaim.
In the Linux kernel, the interconnect framework used to coordinate bandwidth between on-chip components suffered from a locking deficiency that could lead to a deadlock. The function icc_bw_set(), which updates bandwidth aggregation, could be called from runtime power management (runpm) resume paths. These paths might already hold locks involved in memory reclaim (e.g., fs_reclaim), creating a circular lock dependency scenario where runpm code waits on a lock held by reclaim, while reclaim waits on a lock held by runpm.
An attacker capable of triggering a runpm resume on a device that relies on the interconnect API (such as the Adreno GPU a6xx) could force this deadlock if memory pressure simultaneously triggers reclaim. No special privileges beyond the ability to influence device power states are required; the attack surface is local and depends on the system topology and driver usage of the interconnect framework.
The primary impact is a denial of service: the system hangs indefinitely due to the unresolvable lock contention. There is no indication of memory corruption or privilege escalation from this vulnerability.
The fix, backported to stable kernel releases, introduces a new icc_bw_lock to separate bandwidth aggregation updates from memory-allocating paths (node/link creation/destruction). This decoupling prevents the circular dependency. System administrators should apply the latest kernel updates to mitigate the issue.
AI Insight generated on May 19, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
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