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If pm_runtime_resume_and_get() failed,\nthe error path returned without clearing i2c_imx->slave, leaving it\nnon-NULL and causing all subsequent registration attempts to fail\nwith -EBUSY.\n\nAdditionally, because this driver uses a shared IRQ, the interrupt\nhandler i2c_imx_isr() can execute concurrently and, after acquiring\nslave_lock, dereference i2c_imx->slave. The previous fix attempt\nadded a lockless i2c_imx->slave = NULL on the error path, but that\ncould race with the ISR under the lock and still cause a NULL pointer\ndereference.\n\nFix both issues by deferring the assignment of i2c_imx->slave and\ni2c_imx->last_slave_event to after a successful resume, and by\nperforming the assignment inside the slave_lock critical section.\nThis guarantees that the slave pointer is never left stale on the\nerror path and is always valid when observed by the interrupt handler." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 8.4, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The bug is in i2c_imx_reg_slave() reached from kernel i2c_slave_register() during driver probe/module bind on embedded i.MX platforms; concurrent exploitation requires local I2C bus activity on the same adapter to fire the shared IRQ handler during registration.\nAC:L - The attacker controls the race by driving I2C slave traffic to trigger i2c_imx_isr() while registration runs, and can retry across reboots, OTA reprobes, or pm_runtime resume cycles until the unprotected slave-pointer window is hit.\nPR:N - No Linux credentials are needed when a physically proximate attacker races automated boot-time or service-driven i2c_slave_register() calls (DT probe, IPMI SSIF/MCTP backends) on imx I2C slave-capable controllers.\nUI:N - Exploitation requires no victim interaction; automated driver probe, suspend/resume, or maintenance-triggered slave registration provides the registration side of the race without user action.\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel memory safety violations and crash on the same host; this is not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or other cross-security-authority boundary.\nC:H - The ISR can dereference a NULL or stale i2c_imx->slave under slave_lock when the error path races registration, violating memory safety and enabling arbitrary kernel read primitives per CVSS race/UAF guidance.\nI:H - Concurrent ISR handling during partial slave registration can corrupt driver state and invoke slave callbacks with inconsistent pointers, enabling heap manipulation and arbitrary kernel write or control-flow hijack beyond a simple crash.\nA:H - NULL or stale slave dereference in i2c_imx_isr()/i2c_imx_slave_event() causes kernel oops/panic; leaving slave non-NULL after failed pm_runtime_resume_and_get() also blocks all subsequent slave registration (-EBUSY) on affected controllers." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1", "lessThan": "754bc62f72fd64b202462367134ac8ce95b005de", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "f7414cd6923fd7f78e57086fc964ba2dc25db5c1", 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