5.5

CVE-2024-42090: linux Improper Locking

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42090DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42090
Published 29-07-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42090 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 44 · Related 37
DLA-4008-1RHSA-2024:7000RHSA-2024:7001RHSA-2024:8157RHSA-2024:8158RHSA-2024:9315

Timeline

  1. 29-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: fix deadlock in create_pinctrl() when handling -EPROBE_DEFER In create_pinctrl(), pinctrl_maps_mutex is acquired before calling add_setting(). If add_setting() returns -EPROBE_DEFER, create_pinctrl() calls pinctrl_free(). However, pinctrl_free() attempts to acquire pinctrl_maps_mutex, which is already held by create_pinctrl(), leading to a potential deadlock. This patch resolves the issue by releasing pinctrl_maps_mutex before calling pinctrl_free(), preventing the deadlock. This bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu129 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-262.296 | < 4.15.0-232.244 | < 5.4.0-195.215 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-48.48
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1139.145 | < 4.4.0-1177.192 | < 4.15.0-1176.189 | < 5.4.0-1132.142 | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1018.20
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < e65a0dc2e85efb28e182aca50218e8a056d0ce04 | ≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 420ce1261907e5dbeda1e4daffd5b6c76f8188c0 | ≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < b813e3fd102a959c5b208ed68afe27e0137a561b | ≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 01fe2f885f7813f8aed5d3704b384a97b1116a9e | ≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < b36efd2e3e22a329444b6b24fa48df6d20ae66e6 | ≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 4038c57bf61631219b31f1bd6e92106ec7f084dc | ≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < 48a7a7c9571c3e62f17012dd7f2063e926179ddd | ≥ 42fed7ba44e4e8c1fb27b28ad14490cb1daff3c7, < adec57ff8e66aee632f3dd1f93787c13d112b7a1 | 3.10
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.10, < 4.19.317 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.279 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.221 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.162 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.97 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.37 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.8
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.98-1 | < 6.9.8-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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