CVE-2024-42268

net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload

Severity Score

"-"

*CVSS v-

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload

On sync reset reload work, when remote host updates devlink on reload
actions performed on that host, it misses taking devlink lock before
calling devlink_remote_reload_actions_performed() which results in
triggering lock assert like the following:

WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 1164 at net/devlink/core.c:261 devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
…
CPU: 4 PID: 1164 Comm: kworker/u96:6 Tainted: G S W 6.10.0-rc2+ #116
Hardware name: Supermicro SYS-2028TP-DECTR/X10DRT-PT, BIOS 2.0 12/18/2015
Workqueue: mlx5_fw_reset_events mlx5_sync_reset_reload_work [mlx5_core]
RIP: 0010:devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
…
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __warn+0xa4/0x210
? devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
? report_bug+0x160/0x280
? handle_bug+0x3f/0x80
? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x40
? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
? devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
devlink_notify+0x88/0x2b0
? mlx5_attach_device+0x20c/0x230 [mlx5_core]
? __pfx_devlink_notify+0x10/0x10
? process_one_work+0x4b6/0xbb0
process_one_work+0x4b6/0xbb0
[…]

*Credits: N/A

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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-07-30 CVE Reserved
2024-08-17 CVE Published
2024-08-20 EPSS Updated
2024-09-15 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344	Vuln. Introduced

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d07d1d40aabfd61bab21115639bd4f641db6002	2024-08-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98884e89c90d077f6fe6ba18e6cf6f914642f04e	2024-08-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/091268f3c27a5b6d7858a3bb2a0dbcc9cd26ddb5	2024-08-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/572f9caa9e7295f8c8822e4122c7ae8f1c412ff9	2024-08-01

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 6.0 < 6.1.104 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.0 < 6.1.104"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 6.0 < 6.6.45 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.0 < 6.6.45"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 6.0 < 6.10.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.0 < 6.10.4"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 6.0 < 6.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.0 < 6.11"		en		Affected