DF-2967 / verdict.json
{ "finding_id": "DF-2967", "status": "not_reproduced", "reproduced": 0, "impact": "denial_of_service", "confidence": "likely", "verdict": "Mechanism line-confirmed; cannot execute on the stock kernel because the compile-time gate is absent: WDOG_DISABLE_ON_PANIC is not in X86_64_GENERIC (only LINT-family configs; no opt_wdog header exists in the guest kernel objdir), so the kern_shutdown.c panic hook that calls wdog_disable is compiled out - verified against the kernel config source and the built obj tree. The rest of the setup IS present on the guest (ichwd/amdsbwd modules exist and a watchdog registered: wdog: In-kernel automatic watchdog reset enabled at boot), and the self-deadlock path (callout_stop blocking then spin_lock(&wdogmtx) recursion) is consistent with the code. Availability-only. Fix (panicstr-safe wdog_disable using callout_stop_async) compiled into the fix-all kernel.", "exploit_chain": "", "evidence": "config absence (X86_64_GENERIC has no WDOG_DISABLE_ON_PANIC); guest dmesg shows a registered watchdog; kern_wdog.c:96-177 ordering confirmed", "kernel_refs": [ "sys/kern/kern_wdog.c:96", "sys/kern/kern_wdog.c:119", "sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c:860" ], "poc_changes": "cannot be exercised without a custom kernel build; reasoned verification per contract", "attempts": 0, "guest_uname": "DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0: Thu Jul 2 06:02:04 UTC 2026 root@dfbsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/X86_64_GENERIC x86_64", "runtime_sec": 0, "guest_dirty": 0, "build_cmd": "(none)", "run_cmd": "(none)", "code_hash": "", "notes": "opt-in kernel option; crash-dump/reboot guarantee loss only", "recommended_fix": "panic-safe wdog_disable (skip lock-dependent work when panicstr + callout_stop_async)", "fix_status": "not_testable", "fix_verdict": "compile-validated in fix-all kernel" } |