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drivers: usb: host: Fix deadlock in oxu_bus_suspend()

Published Feb 26, 2025

Description

There is a deadlock in oxu_bus_suspend(), which is shown below:

(Thread 1) | (Thread 2) | timer_action() oxu_bus_suspend() | mod_timer() spin_lock_irq() //(1) | (wait a time) ... | oxu_watchdog() del_timer_sync() | spin_lock_irq() //(2) (wait timer to stop) | ...

We hold oxu->lock in position (1) of thread 1, and use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler also need oxu->lock in position (2) of thread 2. As a result, oxu_bus_suspend() will block forever.

This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of spin_lock_irq(), which could let timer handler to obtain the needed lock.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Feb 26, 2025
Updated May 11, 2026
Reserved Feb 26, 2025
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Oct 1, 2025
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Feb 26, 2025