{"cve":"CVE-2024-50249","nvd":{"published":"2024-11-09T11:15:10.743","modified":"2026-06-17T08:04:00.423","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPI: CPPC: Make rmw_lock a raw_spin_lock\n\nThe following BUG was triggered:\n\n=============================\n[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]\n6.12.0-rc2-XXX #406 Not tainted\n-----------------------------\nkworker/1:1/62 is trying to lock:\nffffff8801593030 (&cpc_ptr->rmw_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cpc_write+0xcc/0x370\nother info that might help us debug this:\ncontext-{5:5}\n2 locks held by kworker/1:1/62:\n  #0: ffffff897ef5ec98 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2c/0x50\n  #1: ffffff880154e238 (&sg_policy->update_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: sugov_update_shared+0x3c/0x280\nstack backtrace:\nCPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 62 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-g9654bd3e8806 #406\nWorkqueue:  0x0 (events)\nCall trace:\n  dump_backtrace+0xa4/0x130\n  show_stack+0x20/0x38\n  dump_stack_lvl+0x90/0xd0\n  dump_stack+0x18/0x28\n  __lock_acquire+0x480/0x1ad8\n  lock_acquire+0x114/0x310\n  _raw_spin_lock+0x50/0x70\n  cpc_write+0xcc/0x370\n  cppc_set_perf+0xa0/0x3a8\n  cppc_cpufreq_fast_switch+0x40/0xc0\n  cpufreq_driver_fast_switch+0x4c/0x218\n  sugov_update_shared+0x234/0x280\n  update_load_avg+0x6ec/0x7b8\n  dequeue_entities+0x108/0x830\n  dequeue_task_fair+0x58/0x408\n  __schedule+0x4f0/0x1070\n  schedule+0x54/0x130\n  worker_thread+0xc0/0x2e8\n  kthread+0x130/0x148\n  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n\nsugov_update_shared() locks a raw_spinlock while cpc_write() locks a\nspinlock.\n\nTo have a correct wait-type order, update rmw_lock to a raw spinlock and\nensure that interrupts will be disabled on the CPU holding it.\n\n[ rjw: Changelog edits ]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb2b767c42fac61ab23c4063eb456baa4c2c262","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c10941e34c5fdc0357e46a25bd130d9cf40b925","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23039b4aaf1e82e0feea1060834d4ec34262e453","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b1df48d1e7000a214acd1a81b8012ca8a929c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c46d6b02588000c27b7b869388c2c0278bd0d173"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:07.693694550+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-50249","score":0.00219,"percentile":0.12478,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}