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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ks8851: Reinstate disabling of BHs around IRQ handler\n\nIf the driver executes ks8851_irq() AND a TX packet has been sent, then\nthe driver enables TX queue via netif_wake_queue() which schedules TX\nsoftirq to queue packets for this device.\n\nIf CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y is set AND a packet has also been received by\nthe MAC, then ks8851_rx_pkts() calls netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align() to\nallocate SKBs for the received packets. If netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align()\nis called with BH enabled, then local_bh_enable() at the end of\nnetdev_alloc_skb_ip_align() will trigger the pending softirq processing,\nwhich may ultimately call the .xmit callback ks8851_start_xmit_par().\nThe ks8851_start_xmit_par() will try to lock struct ks8851_net_par\n.lock spinlock, which is already locked by ks8851_irq() from which\nks8851_start_xmit_par() was called. This leads to a deadlock, which\nis reported by the kernel, including a trace listed below.\n\nIf CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT is not set, then since commit 0913ec336a6c0\n(\"net: ks8851: Fix deadlock with the SPI chip variant\") the deadlock\ncan also be triggered without received packet in the RX FIFO. The\npending softirqs will be processed on return from\nspin_unlock_bh(\u0026ks-\u003estatelock) in ks8851_irq(), which triggers the\ndeadlock as well.\n\nFix the problem by disabling BH around critical sections, including the\nIRQ handler, thus preventing the net_tx_action() softirq from triggering\nduring these critical sections. The net_tx_action() softirq is triggered\nonce BH are re-enabled and at the end of the IRQ handler, once all the\nother IRQ handler actions have been completed.\n\n __schedule from schedule_rtlock+0x1c/0x34\n schedule_rtlock from rtlock_slowlock_locked+0x548/0x904\n rtlock_slowlock_locked from rt_spin_lock+0x60/0x9c\n rt_spin_lock from ks8851_start_xmit_par+0x74/0x1a8\n ks8851_start_xmit_par from netdev_start_xmit+0x20/0x44\n netdev_start_xmit from dev_hard_start_xmit+0xd0/0x188\n dev_hard_start_xmit from sch_direct_xmit+0xb8/0x25c\n sch_direct_xmit from __qdisc_run+0x1f8/0x4ec\n __qdisc_run from qdisc_run+0x1c/0x28\n qdisc_run from net_tx_action+0x1f0/0x268\n net_tx_action from handle_softirqs+0x1a4/0x270\n handle_softirqs from __local_bh_enable_ip+0xcc/0xe0\n __local_bh_enable_ip from __alloc_skb+0xd8/0x128\n __alloc_skb from __netdev_alloc_skb+0x3c/0x19c\n __netdev_alloc_skb from ks8851_irq+0x388/0x4d4\n ks8851_irq from irq_thread_fn+0x24/0x64\n irq_thread_fn from irq_thread+0x178/0x28c\n irq_thread from kthread+0x12c/0x138\n kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28"
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  "id": "CVE-2026-46031",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-27T14:48:03.013",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-05-27T14:17:22.057",
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ks8851: Reinstate disabling of BHs around IRQ handler\n\nIf the driver executes ks8851_irq() AND a TX packet has been sent, then\nthe driver enables TX queue via netif_wake_queue() which schedules TX\nsoftirq to queue packets for this device.\n\nIf CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT=y is set AND a packet has also been received by\nthe MAC, then ks8851_rx_pkts() calls netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align() to\nallocate SKBs for the received packets. If netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align()\nis called with BH enabled, then local_bh_enable() at the end of\nnetdev_alloc_skb_ip_align() will trigger the pending softirq processing,\nwhich may ultimately call the .xmit callback ks8851_start_xmit_par().\nThe ks8851_start_xmit_par() will try to lock struct ks8851_net_par\n.lock spinlock, which is already locked by ks8851_irq() from which\nks8851_start_xmit_par() was called. This leads to a deadlock, which\nis reported by the kernel, including a trace listed below.\n\nIf CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT is not set, then since commit 0913ec336a6c0\n(\"net: ks8851: Fix deadlock with the SPI chip variant\") the deadlock\ncan also be triggered without received packet in the RX FIFO. The\npending softirqs will be processed on return from\nspin_unlock_bh(\u0026ks-\u003estatelock) in ks8851_irq(), which triggers the\ndeadlock as well.\n\nFix the problem by disabling BH around critical sections, including the\nIRQ handler, thus preventing the net_tx_action() softirq from triggering\nduring these critical sections. The net_tx_action() softirq is triggered\nonce BH are re-enabled and at the end of the IRQ handler, once all the\nother IRQ handler actions have been completed.\n\n __schedule from schedule_rtlock+0x1c/0x34\n schedule_rtlock from rtlock_slowlock_locked+0x548/0x904\n rtlock_slowlock_locked from rt_spin_lock+0x60/0x9c\n rt_spin_lock from ks8851_start_xmit_par+0x74/0x1a8\n ks8851_start_xmit_par from netdev_start_xmit+0x20/0x44\n netdev_start_xmit from dev_hard_start_xmit+0xd0/0x188\n dev_hard_start_xmit from sch_direct_xmit+0xb8/0x25c\n sch_direct_xmit from __qdisc_run+0x1f8/0x4ec\n __qdisc_run from qdisc_run+0x1c/0x28\n qdisc_run from net_tx_action+0x1f0/0x268\n net_tx_action from handle_softirqs+0x1a4/0x270\n handle_softirqs from __local_bh_enable_ip+0xcc/0xe0\n __local_bh_enable_ip from __alloc_skb+0xd8/0x128\n __alloc_skb from __netdev_alloc_skb+0x3c/0x19c\n __netdev_alloc_skb from ks8851_irq+0x388/0x4d4\n ks8851_irq from irq_thread_fn+0x24/0x64\n irq_thread_fn from irq_thread+0x178/0x28c\n irq_thread from kthread+0x12c/0x138\n kthread from ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28",
  "id": "GHSA-29r5-5rhx-9h26",
  "modified": "2026-05-27T15:33:21Z",
  "published": "2026-05-27T15:33:21Z",
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