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CVE-2024-58057: idpf: convert workqueues to unbound

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: convert workqueues to unbound When a workqueue is created with `WQ_UNBOUND`, its work items are served by special worker-pools, whose host workers are not bound to any specific CPU. In the default configuration (i.e. when `queue_delayed_work` and friends do not specify which CPU to run the work item on), `WQ_UNBOUND` allows the work item to be executed on any CPU in the same node of the CPU it was enqueued on. While this solution potentially sacrifices locality, it avoids contention with other processes that might dominate the CPU time of the processor the work item was scheduled on. This is not just a theoretical problem: in a particular scenario misconfigured process was hogging most of the time from CPU0, leaving less than 0.5% of its CPU time to the kworker. The IDPF workqueues that were using the kworker on CPU0 suffered large completion delays as a result, causing performance degradation, timeouts and eventual system crash. * I have also run a manual test to gauge the performance improvement. The test consists of an antagonist process (`./stress --cpu 2`) consuming as much of CPU 0 as possible. This process is run under `taskset 01` to bind it to CPU0, and its priority is changed with `chrt -pQ 9900 10000 ${pid}` and `renice -n -20 ${pid}` after start. Then, the IDPF driver is forced to prefer CPU0 by editing all calls to `queue_delayed_work`, `mod_delayed_work`, etc... to use CPU 0. Finally, `ktraces` for the workqueue events are collected. Without the current patch, the antagonist process can force arbitrary delays between `workqueue_queue_work` and `workqueue_execute_start`, that in my tests were as high as `30ms`. With the current patch applied, the workqueue can be migrated to another unloaded CPU in the same node, and, keeping everything else equal, the maximum delay I could see was `6us`.

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Plain-English summary

This Linux kernel issue affects the IDPF driver’s internal workqueues. If important driver work is stuck behind a heavily loaded CPU, network-related completions can be delayed enough to cause performance degradation, timeouts, and eventually a system crash.

Executive priority

Treat this as a targeted reliability risk, not a broad internet-facing emergency based on current evidence. Prioritize patching where IDPF networking supports critical services or where noisy local workloads share hosts.

Technical view

IDPF workqueues were CPU-bound, so delayed work could depend on a saturated CPU’s kworker. The fix converts those queues to WQ_UNBOUND, allowing execution on another CPU in the same node and reducing large scheduling delays described in testing.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most relevant to Linux systems running affected kernel versions with the IDPF driver in use. The source lists Linux 6.7, 6.12.13, 6.13.2, and 6.14 as affected, but distribution backport status must be checked separately.

Exploitation context

No KEV listing or cited source indicates active exploitation. The public description shows a reliability failure under CPU starvation from a misconfigured process, not a confirmed remote exploit path or weaponized attack.

Researcher notes

The record lacks CVSS, CWE, and exploitability detail. Analysis should focus on affected kernel lineage, IDPF enablement, and whether downstream kernels include the stable commits. Avoid assuming remote code execution or active exploitation.

Mitigation direction

  • Apply kernel or distribution updates containing the listed stable fixes.
  • Verify whether your vendor has backported the IDPF WQ_UNBOUND change.
  • Prioritize systems using IDPF-backed networking in production paths.
  • Review CPU scheduling controls for workloads that can starve kernel workers.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Linux kernel versions and IDPF driver usage across systems.
  • Check package changelogs for the referenced stable commit IDs.
  • Review logs for IDPF timeouts, completion delays, or crash patterns.
  • Validate vendor advisories before marking distribution kernels fixed.
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LinuxLinux0fe45467a1041ea3657a7fa3a791c84c104fbd34, 0fe45467a1041ea3657a7fa3a791c84c104fbd34, 0fe45467a1041ea3657a7fa3a791c84c104fbd34unaffected
LinuxLinux6.7, 0, 6.12.13, 6.13.2, 6.14affected
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