Linux KernelOperating system · Linux
CVE-2024-50147
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization Command bitmask have a dedicated bit for MANAGE_PAGES command, this bit isn't Initialize during command bitmask Initialization, only during MANAGE_PAGES. In addition, mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() is trying to trigger completion for MANAGE_PAGES command as well. Hence, in case health error occurred before any MANAGE_PAGES command have been invoke (for example, during mlx5_enable_hca()), mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() will try to trigger completion for MANAGE_PAGES command, which will result in null-ptr-deref error.[1] Fix it by Initialize command bitmask correctly. While at it, re-write the code for better understanding. [1] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core] Write of size 4 at addr 0000000000000214 by task kworker/u96:2/12078 CPU: 10 PID: 12078 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2_for_upstream_debug_2024_04_07_19_01 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x7e/0xc0 kasan_report+0xb9/0xf0 kasan_check_range+0xec/0x190 mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_flush+0x94/0x240 [mlx5_core] enter_error_state+0x6c/0xd0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work+0xf3/0x480 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x787/0x1490 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0xda0/0xda0 ? assign_work+0x168/0x240 worker_thread+0x586/0xd30 ? rescuer_thread+0xae0/0xae0 kthread+0x2df/0x3b0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK>
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysisThe code follows a pointer that is null, crashing the process. An attacker who can reliably trigger it turns the crash into a denial of service. The fix is checking for null before use and handling the failure path gracefully.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
>= 6.1, < 6.1.115>= 6.2, < 6.6.59>= 6.7, < 6.11.6= 6.12CVSS 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 · scoped6.1.1156.6.596.11.6
Kernel 6.1.115+ / 6.6.59+ / 6.11.6+ (depending on which branch you are on)
- Identify the currently running Linux kernel version using 'uname -r'
- Check which vulnerable kernel version range your system is running (>= 6.1 and < 6.1.115, >= 6.2 and < 6.6.59, >= 6.7 and < 6.11.6, or 6.12)
- Upgrade the Linux kernel to a patched version: for 6.1.y upgrade to >= 6.1.115, for 6.2-6.6.y upgrade to >= 6.6.59, for 6.7-6.11.y upgrade to >= 6.11.6, for 6.12 upgrade to a version containing the fix
- Reboot the system to load the patched kernel
- Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version and confirming mlx5_core module loads without the null-ptr-deref error
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