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CVE-2021-47399

ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ixgbe_xdp_setup

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ixgbe_xdp_setup The ixgbe driver currently generates a NULL pointer dereference with
some machine (online cpus < 63). This is due to the fact that the
maximum value of num_xdp_queues is nr_cpu_ids. Code is in
"ixgbe_set_rss_queues"". Here's how the problem repeats itself:
Some machine (online cpus < 63), And user set num_queues to 63 through
ethtool. Code is in the "ixgbe_set_channels", adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR].limit = count; It becomes 63. When user use xdp, "ixgbe_set_rss_queues" will set queues num. adapter->num_rx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_tx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_xdp_queues = ixgbe_xdp_queues(adapter); And rss_i's value is from f = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR]; rss_i = f->indices = f->limit; So "num_rx_queues" > "num_xdp_queues", when run to "ixgbe_xdp_setup", for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++) if (adapter->xdp_ring[i]->xsk_umem) It leads to panic. Call trace:
[exception RIP: ixgbe_xdp+368]
RIP: ffffffffc02a76a0 RSP: ffff9fe16202f8d0 RFLAGS: 00010297
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001c RDI: ffffffffa94ead90
RBP: ffff92f8f24c0c18 R8: 0000000000000000 R9: 0000000000000000
R10: ffff9fe16202f830 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff92f8f24c0000
R13: ffff9fe16202fc01 R14: 000000000000000a R15: ffffffffc02a7530
ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018 7 [ffff9fe16202f8f0] dev_xdp_install at ffffffffa89fbbcc 8 [ffff9fe16202f920] dev_change_xdp_fd at ffffffffa8a08808 9 [ffff9fe16202f960] do_setlink at ffffffffa8a20235
10 [ffff9fe16202fa88] rtnl_setlink at ffffffffa8a20384
11 [ffff9fe16202fc78] rtnetlink_rcv_msg at ffffffffa8a1a8dd
12 [ffff9fe16202fcf0] netlink_rcv_skb at ffffffffa8a717eb
13 [ffff9fe16202fd40] netlink_unicast at ffffffffa8a70f88
14 [ffff9fe16202fd80] netlink_sendmsg at ffffffffa8a71319
15 [ffff9fe16202fdf0] sock_sendmsg at ffffffffa89df290
16 [ffff9fe16202fe08] __sys_sendto at ffffffffa89e19c8
17 [ffff9fe16202ff30] __x64_sys_sendto at ffffffffa89e1a64
18 [ffff9fe16202ff38] do_syscall_64 at ffffffffa84042b9
19 [ffff9fe16202ff50] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe at ffffffffa8c0008c So I fix ixgbe_max_channels so that it will not allow a setting of queues
to be higher than the num_online_cpus(). And when run to ixgbe_xdp_setup,
take the smaller value of num_rx_queues and num_xdp_queues.

En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: ixgbe: corrige la desreferencia del puntero NULL en ixgbe_xdp_setup. El controlador ixgbe actualmente genera una desreferencia del puntero NULL con alguna máquina (cpus en línea &lt;63). Esto se debe al hecho de que el valor máximo de num_xdp_queues es nr_cpu_ids. El código está en "ixgbe_set_rss_queues"". Así es como el problema se repite: alguna máquina (cpus en línea &lt;63), y el usuario configuró num_queues en 63 a través de ethtool. El código está en "ixgbe_set_channels", adaptador-&gt;ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR].limit = count; se convierte en 63. Cuando el usuario usa xdp, "ixgbe_set_rss_queues" establecerá el número de colas adaptor-&gt;num_rx_queues = rss_i; = &amp;adapter-&gt;ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR]; rss_i = f-&gt;indices = f-&gt;limit; Entonces "num_rx_queues" &gt; "num_xdp_queues", cuando se ejecuta en "ixgbe_xdp_setup", para (i = 0; i &lt; adaptor-&gt;num_rx_queues; i++) if (adapter-&gt;xdp_ring[i]-&gt;xsk_umem) Genera pánico: [excepción RIP: ixgbe_xdp+368] RIP: ffffffffc02a76a0 RSP: ffff9fe16202f8d0 RFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX : 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001c RDI: ffffffffa94ead90 RBP: ffff92f8f24c0c18 R8: 0000000000000000 R9: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff9fe1620 2f830 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff92f8f24c0000 R13: ffff9fe16202fc01 R14: 000000000000000a R15: ffffffffc02a7530 ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: : 0018 7 [ffff9fe16202f8f0] dev_xdp_install en fffffffa89fbbcc 8 [ffff9fe16202f920] dev_change_xdp_fd en fffffffa8a08808 9 [ffff9fe16202f960] do_setlink en fffffffa8a20235 10 [ffff9fe16202fa88] rtnl_setlink en fffffffa8a20384 11 [ffff9fe16202fc78] rtnetlink_rcv_msg en ffffffffa8a1a8dd 12 [ffff9fe16202fcf0] netlink_rcv_skb en ffffffffa8a717eb 13 [ffff9fe16202fd40] netlink_unicast en fffffffa8a70f88 14 [ffff9fe162 02fd80] netlink_sendmsg en fffffffa8a71319 15 [ffff9fe16202fdf0] sock_sendmsg en ffffffffa89df290 16 [ffff9fe16202fe08] __sys_sendto en ffffffffa89e19c8 17 [ffff9fe16202ff30] __x64_sys_sendto en ffffffffa89e1a64 8 [ffff9fe16202ff38] do_syscall_64 en ffffffffa84042b9 19 [ffff9fe16202ff50] Entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe en ffffffffa8c0008c Entonces arreglo ixgbe_max_channels para que no permita una configuración de colas ser mayor que num_online_cpus(). Y cuando ejecute ixgbe_xdp_setup, tome el valor más pequeño de num_rx_queues y num_xdp_queues.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ixgbe_xdp_setup The ixgbe driver currently generates a NULL pointer dereference with some machine (online cpus < 63). This is due to the fact that the maximum value of num_xdp_queues is nr_cpu_ids. Code is in "ixgbe_set_rss_queues"". Here's how the problem repeats itself: Some machine (online cpus < 63), And user set num_queues to 63 through ethtool. Code is in the "ixgbe_set_channels", adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR].limit = count; It becomes 63. When user use xdp, "ixgbe_set_rss_queues" will set queues num. adapter->num_rx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_tx_queues = rss_i; adapter->num_xdp_queues = ixgbe_xdp_queues(adapter); And rss_i's value is from f = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR]; rss_i = f->indices = f->limit; So "num_rx_queues" > "num_xdp_queues", when run to "ixgbe_xdp_setup", for (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++) if (adapter->xdp_ring[i]->xsk_umem) It leads to panic. Call trace: [exception RIP: ixgbe_xdp+368] RIP: ffffffffc02a76a0 RSP: ffff9fe16202f8d0 RFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001c RDI: ffffffffa94ead90 RBP: ffff92f8f24c0c18 R8: 0000000000000000 R9: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff9fe16202f830 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff92f8f24c0000 R13: ffff9fe16202fc01 R14: 000000000000000a R15: ffffffffc02a7530 ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018 7 [ffff9fe16202f8f0] dev_xdp_install at ffffffffa89fbbcc 8 [ffff9fe16202f920] dev_change_xdp_fd at ffffffffa8a08808 9 [ffff9fe16202f960] do_setlink at ffffffffa8a20235 10 [ffff9fe16202fa88] rtnl_setlink at ffffffffa8a20384 11 [ffff9fe16202fc78] rtnetlink_rcv_msg at ffffffffa8a1a8dd 12 [ffff9fe16202fcf0] netlink_rcv_skb at ffffffffa8a717eb 13 [ffff9fe16202fd40] netlink_unicast at ffffffffa8a70f88 14 [ffff9fe16202fd80] netlink_sendmsg at ffffffffa8a71319 15 [ffff9fe16202fdf0] sock_sendmsg at ffffffffa89df290 16 [ffff9fe16202fe08] __sys_sendto at ffffffffa89e19c8 17 [ffff9fe16202ff30] __x64_sys_sendto at ffffffffa89e1a64 18 [ffff9fe16202ff38] do_syscall_64 at ffffffffa84042b9 19 [ffff9fe16202ff50] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe at ffffffffa8c0008c So I fix ixgbe_max_channels so that it will not allow a setting of queues to be higher than the num_online_cpus(). And when run to ixgbe_xdp_setup, take the smaller value of num_rx_queues and num_xdp_queues.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 5.10.71
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 5.14.10
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.0 < 5.15
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