In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
counter: interrupt-cnt: Drop IRQF_NO_THREAD flag
An IRQ handler can either be IRQF_NO_THREAD or acquire spinlock_t, as
CONFIG_PROVE_RAW_LOCK_NESTING warns:
=============================
[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
6.18.0-rc1+git... #1
-----------------------------
some-user-space-process/1251 is trying to lock:
(&counter->events_list_lock){....}-{3:3}, at: counter_push_event [counter]
other info that might help us debug this:
context-{2:2}
no locks held by some-user-space-process/....
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1251 Comm: some-user-space-process 6.18.0-rc1+git... #1 PREEMPT
Call trace:
show_stack (C)
dump_stack_lvl
dump_stack
__lock_acquire
lock_acquire
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave
counter_push_event [counter]
interrupt_cnt_isr [interrupt_cnt]
__handle_irq_event_percpu
handle_irq_event
handle_simple_irq
handle_irq_desc
generic_handle_domain_irq
gpio_irq_handler
handle_irq_desc
generic_handle_domain_irq
gic_handle_irq
call_on_irq_stack
do_interrupt_handler
el0_interrupt
__el0_irq_handler_common
el0t_64_irq_handler
el0t_64_irq
... and Sebastian correctly points out. Remove IRQF_NO_THREAD as an
alternative to switching to raw_spinlock_t, because the latter would limit
all potential nested locks to raw_spinlock_t only.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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History
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: counter: interrupt-cnt: Drop IRQF_NO_THREAD flag An IRQ handler can either be IRQF_NO_THREAD or acquire spinlock_t, as CONFIG_PROVE_RAW_LOCK_NESTING warns: ============================= [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] 6.18.0-rc1+git... #1 ----------------------------- some-user-space-process/1251 is trying to lock: (&counter->events_list_lock){....}-{3:3}, at: counter_push_event [counter] other info that might help us debug this: context-{2:2} no locks held by some-user-space-process/.... stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1251 Comm: some-user-space-process 6.18.0-rc1+git... #1 PREEMPT Call trace: show_stack (C) dump_stack_lvl dump_stack __lock_acquire lock_acquire _raw_spin_lock_irqsave counter_push_event [counter] interrupt_cnt_isr [interrupt_cnt] __handle_irq_event_percpu handle_irq_event handle_simple_irq handle_irq_desc generic_handle_domain_irq gpio_irq_handler handle_irq_desc generic_handle_domain_irq gic_handle_irq call_on_irq_stack do_interrupt_handler el0_interrupt __el0_irq_handler_common el0t_64_irq_handler el0t_64_irq ... and Sebastian correctly points out. Remove IRQF_NO_THREAD as an alternative to switching to raw_spinlock_t, because the latter would limit all potential nested locks to raw_spinlock_t only. | |
| Title | counter: interrupt-cnt: Drop IRQF_NO_THREAD flag | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-31T11:38:52.481Z
Reserved: 2026-01-31T11:36:51.183Z
Link: CVE-2025-71180
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-31T12:16:02.997
Modified: 2026-01-31T12:16:02.997
Link: CVE-2025-71180
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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