# CVE-2024-46868: firmware: qcom: uefisecapp: Fix deadlock in qcuefi\_acquire()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-09-27 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: qcom: uefisecapp: Fix deadlock in qcuefi_acquire() If the __qcuefi pointer is not set, then in the original code, we would hold onto the lock. That means that if we tried to set it later, then it would cause a deadlock. Drop the lock on the error path. That's what all the callers are expecting.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6a5a1fc02ad1d62d06897ab330693d4d27cd03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db213b0cfe3268d8b1d382b3bcc999c687a2567f

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