CVE-2024-56585

CVE-2024-56585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-667.

Key facts

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Fix sleeping in atomic context for PREEMPT_RT Commit bab1c299f3945ffe79 ("LoongArch: Fix sleeping in atomic context in setup_tlb_handler()") changes the gfp flag from GFP_KERNEL to GFP_ATOMIC for alloc_pages_node(). However, for PREEMPT_RT kernels we can still get a "sleeping in atomic context" error: [ 0.372259] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48 [ 0.372266] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 0, name: swapper/1 [ 0.372268] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 [ 0.372270] RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 1 [ 0.372272] 3 locks held by swapper/1/0: [ 0.372274] #0: 900000000c9f5e60 (&pcp->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: get_page_from_freelist+0x524/0x1c60 [ 0.372294] #1: 90000000087013b8 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_trylock+0x50/0x140 [ 0.372305] #2: 900000047fffd388 (&zone->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __rmqueue_pcplist+0x30c/0xea0 [ 0.372314] irq event stamp: 0 [ 0.372316] hardirqs last enabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0 [ 0.372322] hardirqs last disabled at (0): [<9000000005947320>] copy_process+0x9c0/0x26e0 [ 0.372329] softirqs last enabled at (0): [<9000000005947320>] copy_process+0x9c0/0x26e0 [ 0.372335] softirqs last disabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0 [ 0.372341] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc7+ #1891 [ 0.372346] Hardware name: Loongson Loongson-3A5000-7A1000-1w-CRB/Loongson-LS3A5000-7A1000-1w-CRB, BIOS vUDK2018-LoongArch-V2.0.0-prebeta9 10/21/2022 [ 0.372349] Stack : 0000000000000089 9000000005a0db9c 90000000071519c8 9000000100388000 [ 0.372486] 900000010038b890 0000000000000000 900000010038b898 9000000007e53788 [ 0.372492] 900000000815bcc8 900000000815bcc0 900000010038b700 0000000000000001 [ 0.372498] 0000000000000001 4b031894b9d6b725 00000000055ec000 9000000100338fc0 [ 0.372503] 00000000000000c4 0000000000000001 000000000000002d 0000000000000003 [ 0.372509] 0000000000000030 0000000000000003 00000000055ec000 0000000000000003 [ 0.372515] 900000000806d000 9000000007e53788 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 [ 0.372521] 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 900000000c9f5f10 0000000000000000 [ 0.372526] 90000000076f12d8 9000000007e53788 9000000005924778 0000000000000000 [ 0.372532] 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000070000 [ 0.372537] ... [ 0.372540] Call Trace: [ 0.372542] [<9000000005924778>] show_stack+0x38/0x180 [ 0.372548] [<90000000071519c4>] dump_stack_lvl+0x94/0xe4 [ 0.372555] [<900000000599b880>] __might_resched+0x1a0/0x260 [ 0.372561] [<90000000071675cc>] rt_spin_lock+0x4c/0x140 [ 0.372565] [<9000000005cbb768>] __rmqueue_pcplist+0x308/0xea0 [ 0.372570] [<9000000005cbed84>] get_page_from_freelist+0x564/0x1c60 [ 0.372575] [<9000000005cc0d98>] __alloc_pages_noprof+0x218/0x1820 [ 0.372580] [<900000000593b36c>] tlb_init+0x1ac/0x298 [ 0.372585] [<9000000005924b74>] per_cpu_trap_init+0x114/0x140 [ 0.372589] [<9000000005921964>] cpu_probe+0x4e4/0xa60 [ 0.372592] [<9000000005934874>] start_secondary+0x34/0xc0 [ 0.372599] [<900000000715615c>] smpboot_entry+0x64/0x6c This is because in PREEMPT_RT kernels normal spinlocks are replaced by rt spinlocks and rt_spin_lock() will cause sleeping. Fix it by disabling NUMA optimization completely for PREEMPT_RT kernels.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56585?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Fix sleeping in atomic context for PREEMPT_RT Commit bab1c299f3945ffe79 ("LoongArch: Fix sleeping in atomic context in setup_tlb_handler()") changes the gfp flag from GFP_KERNEL to GFP_ATOMIC for alloc_pages_node(). However, for PREEMPT_RT kernels we can still get a "sleeping in atomic context" error: [ 0.372259] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48 [ 0.372266] in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 0, name: swapper/1 [ 0.372268] preempt_count: 1, expected: 0 [ 0.372270] RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 1 [ 0.372272] 3 locks held by swapper/1/0: [ 0.372274] #0: 900000000c9f5e60 (&pcp->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: get_page_from_freelist+0x524/0x1c60 [ 0.372294] #1: 90000000087013b8 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_trylock+0x50/0x140 [ 0.372305] #2: 900000047fffd388 (&zone->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __rmqueue_pcplist+0x30c/0xea0 [ 0.372314] irq event stamp: 0 [ 0.372316] hardirqs last enabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0 [ 0.372322] hardirqs last disabled at (0): [<9000000005947320>] copy_process+0x9c0/0x26e0 [ 0.372329] softirqs last enabled at (0): [<9000000005947320>] copy_process+0x9c0/0x26e0 [ 0.372335] softirqs last disabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0 [ 0.372341] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc7+ #1891 [ 0.372346] Hardware name: Loongson Loongson-3A5000-7A1000-1w-CRB/Loongson-LS3A5000-7A1000-1w-CRB, BIOS vUDK2018-LoongArch-V2.0.0-prebeta9 10/21/2022 [ 0.372349] Stack : 0000000000000089 9000000005a0db9c 90000000071519c8 9000000100388000 [ 0.372486] 900000010038b890 0000000000000000 900000010038b898 9000000007e53788 [ 0.372492] 900000000815bcc8 900000000815bcc0 900000010038b700 0000000000000001 [ 0.372498] 0000000000000001 4b031894b9d6b725 00000000055ec000 9000000100338fc0 [ 0.372503] 00000000000000c4 0000000000000001 000000000000002d 0000000000000003 [ 0.372509] 0000000000000030 0000000000000003 00000000055ec000 0000000000000003 [ 0.372515] 900000000806d000 9000000007e53788 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 [ 0.372521] 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 900000000c9f5f10 0000000000000000 [ 0.372526] 90000000076f12d8 9000000007e53788 9000000005924778 0000000000000000 [ 0.372532] 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000070000 [ 0.372537] ... [ 0.372540] Call Trace: [ 0.372542] [<9000000005924778>] show_stack+0x38/0x180 [ 0.372548] [<90000000071519c4>] dump_stack_lvl+0x94/0xe4 [ 0.372555] [<900000000599b880>] __might_resched+0x1a0/0x260 [ 0.372561] [<90000000071675cc>] rt_spin_lock+0x4c/0x140 [ 0.372565] [<9000000005cbb768>] __rmqueue_pcplist+0x308/0xea0 [ 0.372570] [<9000000005cbed84>] get_page_from_freelist+0x564/0x1c60 [ 0.372575] [<9000000005cc0d98>] __alloc_pages_noprof+0x218/0x1820 [ 0.372580] [<900000000593b36c>] tlb_init+0x1ac/0x298 [ 0.372585] [<9000000005924b74>] per_cpu_trap_init+0x114/0x140 [ 0.372589] [<9000000005921964>] cpu_probe+0x4e4/0xa60 [ 0.372592] [<9000000005934874>] start_secondary+0x34/0xc0 [ 0.372599] [<900000000715615c>] smpboot_entry+0x64/0x6c This is because in PREEMPT_RT kernels normal spinlocks are replaced by rt spinlocks and rt_spin_lock() will cause sleeping. Fix it by disabling NUMA optimization completely for PREEMPT_RT kernels.
How severe is CVE-2024-56585?
CVE-2024-56585 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-56585 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (7th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-56585?
CVE-2024-56585 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56585?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-56585 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2024-56585 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-53233.
When was CVE-2024-56585 published?
CVE-2024-56585 was published on 2024-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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