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Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation. ## Source facts (JSON-quoted data) CNA source text (English) id: "CVE-2024-26725" idYear: 2024 status: "PUBLISHED" publishedAt: "2024-04-03T14:55:24.074Z" updatedAt: "2026-05-11T20:02:56.186Z" importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:57:07.518Z" snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"} url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2024-26725" json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2024-26725.json" sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26725" title: "dpll: fix possible deadlock during netlink dump operation" summary: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndpll: fix possible deadlock during netlink dump operation\n\nRecently, I've been hitting following deadlock warning during dpll pin\ndump:\n\n[52804.637962] ======================================================\n[52804.638536] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected\n[52804.639111] 6.8.0-rc2jiri+ #1 Not tainted\n[52804.639529] ------------------------------------------------------\n[52804.640104] python3/2984 is trying to acquire lock:\n[52804.640581] ffff88810e642678 (nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: netlink_dump+0xb3/0x780\n[52804.641417]\n but task is already holding lock:\n[52804.642010] ffffffff83bde4c8 (dpll_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: dpll_lock_dumpit+0x13/0x20\n[52804.642747]\n which lock already depends on the new lock.\n\n[52804.643551]\n the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:\n[52804.644259]\n -\u003e #1 (dpll_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:\n[52804.644836] lock_acquire+0x174/0x3e0\n[52804.645271] __mutex_lock+0x119/0x1150\n[52804.645723] dpll_lock_dumpit+0x13/0x20\n[52804.646169] genl_start+0x266/0x320\n[52804.646578] __netlink_dump_start+0x321/0x450\n[52804.647056] genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x155/0x1e0\n[52804.647575] genl_rcv_msg+0x1ed/0x3b0\n[52804.648001] netlink_rcv_skb+0xdc/0x210\n[52804.648440] genl_rcv+0x24/0x40\n[52804.648831] netlink_unicast+0x2f1/0x490\n[52804.649290] netlink_sendmsg+0x36d/0x660\n[52804.649742] __sock_sendmsg+0x73/0xc0\n[52804.650165] __sys_sendto+0x184/0x210\n[52804.650597] __x64_sys_sendto+0x72/0x80\n[52804.651045] do_syscall_64+0x6f/0x140\n[52804.651474] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0x4e\n[52804.652001]\n -\u003e #0 (nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC){+.+.}-{3:3}:\n[52804.652650] check_prev_add+0x1ae/0x1280\n[52804.653107] __lock_acquire+0x1ed3/0x29a0\n[52804.653559] lock_acquire+0x174/0x3e0\n[52804.653984] __mutex_lock+0x119/0x1150\n[52804.654423] netlink_dump+0xb3/0x780\n[52804.654845] __netlink_dump_start+0x389/0x450\n[52804.655321] genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x155/0x1e0\n[52804.655842] genl_rcv_msg+0x1ed/0x3b0\n[52804.656272] netlink_rcv_skb+0xdc/0x210\n[52804.656721] genl_rcv+0x24/0x40\n[52804.657119] netlink_unicast+0x2f1/0x490\n[52804.657570] netlink_sendmsg+0x36d/0x660\n[52804.658022] __sock_sendmsg+0x73/0xc0\n[52804.658450] __sys_sendto+0x184/0x210\n[52804.658877] __x64_sys_sendto+0x72/0x80\n[52804.659322] do_syscall_64+0x6f/0x140\n[52804.659752] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0x4e\n[52804.660281]\n other info that might help us debug this:\n\n[52804.661077] Possible unsafe locking scenario:\n\n[52804.661671] CPU0 CPU1\n[52804.662129] ---- ----\n[52804.662577] lock(dpll_lock);\n[52804.662924] lock(nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC);\n[52804.663538] lock(dpll_lock);\n[52804.664073] lock(nlk_cb_mutex-GENERIC);\n[52804.664490]\n\nThe issue as follows: __netlink_dump_start() calls control-\u003estart(cb)\nwith nlk-\u003ecb_mutex held. In control-\u003estart(cb) the dpll_lock is taken.\nThen nlk-\u003ecb_mutex is released and taken again in netlink_dump(), while\ndpll_lock still being held. That leads to ABBA deadlock when another\nCPU races with the same operation.\n\nFix this by moving dpll_lock taking into dumpit() callback which ensures\ncorrect lock taking order." affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"9d71b54b65b1fb6c0d3a6c5c88ba9b915c783fbc","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"087739cbd0d0b87b6cec2c0799436ac66e24acc8"},{"version":"9d71b54b65b1fb6c0d3a6c5c88ba9b915c783fbc","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"53c0441dd2c44ee93fddb5473885fd41e4bc2361"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected"},{"versions":[{"version":"6.7","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThan":"6.7"},{"version":"6.7.6","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.7.*"},{"version":"6.8","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix","lessThanOrEqual":"*"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected"}] ## Source licences and attribution CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog (US government work) GitHub Advisory Database: https://github.com/advisories (CC BY 4.0) Have I Been Pwned: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (CC BY 4.0) CVE Program (CVE records): https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse (CVE Terms of Use) Copyright © 1999-2026, The MITRE Corporation. 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