Release Date: | 2025-07-25 | |
Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: Fix race between DIM disable and net_dim()
There's a race between disabling DIM and NAPI callbacks using the dim
pointer on the RQ or SQ.
If NAPI checks the DIM state bit and sees it still set, it assumes
`rq->dim` or `sq->dim` is valid. But if DIM gets disabled right after
that check, the pointer might already be set to NULL, leading to a NULL
pointer dereference in net_dim().
Fix this by calling `synchronize_net()` before freeing the DIM context.
This ensures all in-progress NAPI callbacks are finished before the
pointer is cleared.
Kernel log:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
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RIP: 0010:net_dim+0x23/0x190
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Call Trace:
See more information about CVE-2025-38440 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 7.0 |
Vector String: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Version: | 3.1 |
Attack Vector: | Local |
Attack Complexity: | High |
Privileges Required: | Low |
User Interaction: | None |
Scope: | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact: | High |
Integrity Impact: | High |
Availability Impact: | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20551 | 2025-09-08 |
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20551 | 2025-09-08 |
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