linux — security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49441",
  "method": "structured",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49441",
    "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: fix deadlock caused by calling printk() under tty_port->lock pty_write() invokes kmalloc() which may invoke a normal printk() to print failure message. This can cause a deadlock in the scenario reported by syz-bot below: CPU0 CPU1 CPU2 ---- ---- ---- lock(console_owner); lock(&port_lock_key); lock(&port->lock); lock(&port_lock_key); lock(&port->lock); lock(console_owner); As commit dbdda842fe96 (\"printk: Add console owner and waiter logic to load balance console writes\") said, such deadlock can be prevented by using printk_deferred() in kmalloc() (which is invoked in the section guarded by the port->lock). But there are too many printk() on the kmalloc() path, and kmalloc() can be called from anywhere, so changing printk() to printk_deferred() is too complicated and inelegant. Therefore, this patch chooses to specify __GFP_NOWARN to kmalloc(), so that printk() will not be called, and this deadlock problem can be avoided. Syzbot reported the following lockdep error: ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 5.4.143-00237-g08ccc19a-dirty #10 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz-executor.4/29420 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff8aedb2a0 (console_owner){....}-{0:0}, at: console_trylock_spinning kernel/printk/printk.c:1752 [inline] ffffffff8aedb2a0 (console_owner){....}-{0:0}, at: vprintk_emit+0x2ca/0x470 k",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49441",
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    "severity": "medium",
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=trixie",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:03:11.035200577Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
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      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49441"
      ]
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 325581,
  "published_at": "2025-02-26T07:01:20.523+00:00"
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