Re: CVE-2024-53054: cgroup/bpf: use a dedicated workqueue for cgroup bpf destruction
From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Nov 28 2024 - 11:51:52 EST
On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 06:37:57PM +0100, Michal Koutný wrote:
> Hello.
>
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 10:00:00PM GMT, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > This issue can be reproduced by the following pressuse test:
> > 1. A large number of cpuset cgroups are deleted.
> > 2. Set cpu on and off repeatly.
> > 3. Set watchdog_thresh repeatly.
>
> The lockup is triggered in this very specific stress testing scenario.
> CPU offlining (write holding of cpu_hotplug_lock) is necessary to cause
> _this_ lockup. Both 2 and 3 are privileged operations (in a tight loop
> to hit the window).
>
> I don't think this qualifies as vulnerability.
Thanks for the review, now revoked!
greg k-h