CVE-2024-57913

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: gadget: f_fs: Remove WARN_ON in functionfs_bind

This commit addresses an issue related to below kernel panic where panic_on_warn is enabled. It is caused by the unnecessary use of WARN_ON in functionsfs_bind, which easily leads to the following scenarios.

1.adb_write in adbd 2. UDC write via configfs ================= =====================

->usb_ffs_open_thread() ->UDC write ->open_functionfs() ->configfs_write_iter() ->adb_open() ->gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store() ->adb_write() ->usb_gadget_register_driver_owner ->driver_register() ->StartMonitor() ->bus_add_driver() ->adb_read() ->gadget_bind_driver() ->configfs_composite_bind() ->usb_add_function() ->open_functionfs() ->ffs_func_bind() ->adb_open() ->functionfs_bind() state !=FFS_ACTIVE>

The adb_open, adb_read, and adb_write operations are invoked from the daemon, but trying to bind the function is a process that is invoked by UDC write through configfs, which opens up the possibility of a race condition between the two paths. In this race scenario, the kernel panic occurs due to the WARN_ON from functionfs_bind when panic_on_warn is enabled. This commit fixes the kernel panic by removing the unnecessary WARN_ON.

Kernel panic - not syncing: kernel: panic_on_warn set … [ 14.542395] Call trace: [ 14.542464] ffs_func_bind+0x1c8/0x14a8 [ 14.542468] usb_add_function+0xcc/0x1f0 [ 14.542473] configfs_composite_bind+0x468/0x588 [ 14.542478] gadget_bind_driver+0x108/0x27c [ 14.542483] really_probe+0x190/0x374 [ 14.542488] __driver_probe_device+0xa0/0x12c [ 14.542492] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x220 [ 14.542498] __driver_attach+0x11c/0x1fc [ 14.542502] bus_for_each_dev+0x104/0x160 [ 14.542506] driver_attach+0x24/0x34 [ 14.542510] bus_add_driver+0x154/0x270 [ 14.542514] driver_register+0x68/0x104 [ 14.542518] usb_gadget_register_driver_owner+0x48/0xf4 [ 14.542523] gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store+0xf8/0x144 [ 14.542526] configfs_write_iter+0xf0/0x138

Weakness

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Software

Extended Description

A race condition occurs within concurrent environments, and it is effectively a property of a code sequence. Depending on the context, a code sequence may be in the form of a function call, a small number of instructions, a series of program invocations, etc. A race condition violates these properties, which are closely related:

A race condition exists when an “interfering code sequence” can still access the shared resource, violating exclusivity. The interfering code sequence could be “trusted” or “untrusted.” A trusted interfering code sequence occurs within the product; it cannot be modified by the attacker, and it can only be invoked indirectly. An untrusted interfering code sequence can be authored directly by the attacker, and typically it is external to the vulnerable product.

Potential Mitigations

• Minimize the usage of shared resources in order to remove as much complexity as possible from the control flow and to reduce the likelihood of unexpected conditions occurring.
• Additionally, this will minimize the amount of synchronization necessary and may even help to reduce the likelihood of a denial of service where an attacker may be able to repeatedly trigger a critical section (CWE-400).

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/26.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/29.html

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19fc1c83454ca9d5699e39633ec79ce26355251c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e4d32cc145955d5c56c5498a3ff057e4aafa9d1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82f60f3600aecd9ffcd0fbc4e193694511c85b47
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8b6a18b9b66cc4c016d63132b59ce5383f7cdd2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfe60030fcd976e3546e1f73d6d0eb3fea26442e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc51e48bca475bbee984e90f33fdc537ce09699
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6a1498742430eb2effce0d1439ff29ef37dd7d
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html