CVE-2024-57939

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix sleeping in invalid context in die()...

CVE-2024-57939 is fixed in 36 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57939, released January 21, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
10th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix sleeping in invalid context in die() die() can be called in exception handler, and therefore cannot sleep. However, die() takes spinlock_t which can sleep with PREEMPT_RT enabled. That causes the following warning: BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 285, name: mutex preempt_count: 110001, expected: 0 RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 285 Comm: mutex Not tainted 6.12.0-rc7-00022-ge19049cf7d56-dirty #234 Hardware name: riscv-virtio,qemu (DT) Call Trace: dump_backtrace+0x1c/0x24 show_stack+0x2c/0x38 dump_stack_lvl+0x5a/0x72 dump_stack+0x14/0x1c __might_resched+0x130/0x13a rt_spin_lock+0x2a/0x5c die+0x24/0x112 do_trap_insn_illegal+0xa0/0xea _new_vmalloc_restore_context_a0+0xcc/0xd8 Oops - illegal instruction [#1] Switch to use raw_spinlock_t, which does not sleep even with PREEMPT_RT enabled.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.128-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57939 Jan 21, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57939 Jan 21, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.12.10-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57939 Jan 21, 2025

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