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CVE-2022-49333

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.14 / 5.17.15 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

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NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: E-Switch, pair only capable devices OFFLOADS paring using devcom is possible only on devices that support LAG. Filter based on lag capabilities. This fixes an issue where mlx5_get_next_phys_dev() was called without holding the interface lock. This issue was found when commit bc4c2f2e0179 ("net/mlx5: Lag, filter non compatible devices") added an assert that verifies the interface lock is held. WARNING: CPU: 9 PID: 1706 at drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/dev.c:642 mlx5_get_next_phys_dev+0xd2/0x100 [mlx5_core] Modules linked in: mlx5_vdpa vringh vhost_iotlb vdpa mlx5_ib mlx5_core xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink nfnetlink xt_addrtype iptable_nat nf_nat br_netfilter rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi rdma_cm iw_cm ib_umad ib_ipoib ib_cm ib_uverbs ib_core overlay fuse [last unloaded: mlx5_core] CPU: 9 PID: 1706 Comm: devlink Not tainted 5.18.0-rc7+ #11 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:mlx5_get_next_phys_dev+0xd2/0x100 [mlx5_core] Code: 02 00 75 48 48 8b 85 80 04 00 00 5d c3 31 c0 5d c3 be ff ff ff ff 48 c7 c7 08 41 5b a0 e8 36 87 28 e3 85 c0 0f 85 6f ff ff ff <0f> 0b e9 68 ff ff ff 48 c7 c7 0c 91 cc 84 e8 cb 36 6f e1 e9 4d ff RSP: 0018:ffff88811bf47458 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88811b398000 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: 0000000080000000 RSI: ffffffffa05b4108 RDI: ffff88812daaaa78 RBP: ffff88812d050380 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffff88811d6b3437 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 00000000fddd3581 R12: ffff88815238c000 R13: ffff88812d050380 R14: ffff8881018aa7e0 R15: ffff88811d6b3428 FS: 00007fc82e18ae80(0000) GS:ffff88842e080000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f9630d1b421 CR3: 0000000149802004 CR4: 0000000000370ea0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_event+0x99/0x3b0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_devcom_send_event+0x167/0x1d0 [mlx5_core] esw_offloads_enable+0x1153/0x1500 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_esw_offloads_controller_valid+0x170/0x170 [mlx5_core] ? wait_for_completion_io_timeout+0x20/0x20 ? mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0x318/0x810 [mlx5_core] mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked+0x586/0xc50 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_eswitch_disable_pf_vf_vports+0x1d0/0x1d0 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_esw_try_lock+0x1b/0xb0 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_eswitch_enable+0x270/0x270 [mlx5_core] ? __debugfs_create_file+0x260/0x3e0 mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set+0x27e/0x870 [mlx5_core] ? mutex_lock_io_nested+0x12c0/0x12c0 ? esw_offloads_disable+0x250/0x250 [mlx5_core] ? devlink_nl_cmd_trap_get_dumpit+0x470/0x470 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x3f/0x70 devlink_nl_cmd_eswitch_set_doit+0x217/0x620

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NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.13.8, < 5.14>= 5.14.1, < 5.17.15>= 5.18, < 5.18.4= 5.14= 5.19

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.14 / 5.17.15 / 5.18.4 or later
Fixed in 5.145.17.155.18.4
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

5.17.15+ or 5.18.4+

  1. Identify the current running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.17.15 or later, OR version 5.18.4 or later
  3. Reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  4. Verify the fix commit 0cef0b7eb044bb8cfdaff4c1db55a8fd442f6bc9 is included in the new kernel by checking the mlx5_core driver source or release notes
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require matching kernel modules (like mlx5_core) and could affect other drivers; ensure all required firmware and kernel modules are compatible with the target version

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