CVE-2024-38555

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-06-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnet/mlx5: Discard command completions in internal error\nFix use after free when FW completion arrives while device is in\ninternal error state. Avoid calling completion handler in this case,\nsince the device will flush the command interface and trigger all\ncompletions manually.\nKernel log:\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nrefcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.\n...\nRIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0\n...\nCall Trace:\n\n? __warn+0x79/0x120\n? refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0\n? report_bug+0x17c/0x190\n? handle_bug+0x3c/0x60\n? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70\n? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20\n? refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0\ncmd_ent_put+0x13b/0x160 [mlx5_core]\nmlx5_cmd_comp_handler+0x5f9/0x670 [mlx5_core]\ncmd_comp_notifier+0x1f/0x30 [mlx5_core]\nnotifier_call_chain+0x35/0xb0\natomic_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20\nmlx5_eq_async_int+0xf6/0x290 [mlx5_core]\nnotifier_call_chain+0x35/0xb0\natomic_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20\nirq_int_handler+0x19/0x30 [mlx5_core]\n__handle_irq_event_percpu+0x4b/0x160\nhandle_irq_event+0x2e/0x80\nhandle_edge_irq+0x98/0x230\n__common_interrupt+0x3b/0xa0\ncommon_interrupt+0x7b/0xa0\n\n\nasm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40

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CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.4	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-5101	2024-08-08
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-9315	2024-11-14