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CVE-2025-21717

net/mlx5e: add missing cpu_to_node to kvzalloc_node in mlx5e_open_xdpredirect_sq

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: add missing cpu_to_node to kvzalloc_node in mlx5e_open_xdpredirect_sq kvzalloc_node is not doing a runtime check on the node argument
(__alloc_pages_node_noprof does have a VM_BUG_ON, but it expands to
nothing on !CONFIG_DEBUG_VM builds), so doing any ethtool/netlink
operation that calls mlx5e_open on a CPU that's larger that MAX_NUMNODES
triggers OOB access and panic (see the trace below). Add missing cpu_to_node call to convert cpu id to node id. [ 165.427394] mlx5_core 0000:5c:00.0 beth1: Link up
[ 166.479327] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 0000000800000010
[ 166.494592] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 166.505995] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
...
[ 166.816958] Call Trace:
[ 166.822380] <TASK>
[ 166.827034] ? __die_body+0x64/0xb0
[ 166.834774] ? page_fault_oops+0x2cd/0x3f0
[ 166.843862] ? exc_page_fault+0x63/0x130
[ 166.852564] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
[ 166.861843] ? __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0
[ 166.871897] ? get_partial_node+0x1c/0x320
[ 166.880983] ? deactivate_slab+0x269/0x2b0
[ 166.890069] ___slab_alloc+0x521/0xa90
[ 166.898389] ? __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0
[ 166.908442] __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x216/0x3f0
[ 166.918302] ? __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0
[ 166.928354] __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0
[ 166.938021] mlx5e_open_channels+0x5e2/0xc00
[ 166.947496] mlx5e_open_locked+0x3e/0xf0
[ 166.956201] mlx5e_open+0x23/0x50
[ 166.963551] __dev_open+0x114/0x1c0
[ 166.971292] __dev_change_flags+0xa2/0x1b0
[ 166.980378] dev_change_flags+0x21/0x60
[ 166.988887] do_setlink+0x38d/0xf20
[ 166.996628] ? ep_poll_callback+0x1b9/0x240
[ 167.005910] ? __nla_validate_parse.llvm.10713395753544950386+0x80/0xd70
[ 167.020782] ? __wake_up_sync_key+0x52/0x80
[ 167.030066] ? __mutex_lock+0xff/0x550
[ 167.038382] ? security_capable+0x50/0x90
[ 167.047279] rtnl_setlink+0x1c9/0x210
[ 167.055403] ? ep_poll_callback+0x1b9/0x240
[ 167.064684] ? security_capable+0x50/0x90
[ 167.073579] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x2f9/0x310
[ 167.082667] ? rtnetlink_bind+0x30/0x30
[ 167.091173] netlink_rcv_skb+0xb1/0xe0
[ 167.099492] netlink_unicast+0x20f/0x2e0
[ 167.108191] netlink_sendmsg+0x389/0x420
[ 167.116896] __sys_sendto+0x158/0x1c0
[ 167.125024] __x64_sys_sendto+0x22/0x30
[ 167.133534] do_syscall_64+0x63/0x130
[ 167.141657] ? __irq_exit_rcu.llvm.17843942359718260576+0x52/0xd0
[ 167.155181] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: add missing cpu_to_node to kvzalloc_node in mlx5e_open_xdpredirect_sq kvzalloc_node is not doing a runtime check on the node argument (__alloc_pages_node_noprof does have a VM_BUG_ON, but it expands to nothing on !CONFIG_DEBUG_VM builds), so doing any ethtool/netlink operation that calls mlx5e_open on a CPU that's larger that MAX_NUMNODES triggers OOB access and panic (see the trace below). Add missing cpu_to_node call to convert cpu id to node id. [ 165.427394] mlx5_core 0000:5c:00.0 beth1: Link up [ 166.479327] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 0000000800000010 [ 166.494592] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 166.505995] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page ... [ 166.816958] Call Trace: [ 166.822380] <TASK> [ 166.827034] ? __die_body+0x64/0xb0 [ 166.834774] ? page_fault_oops+0x2cd/0x3f0 [ 166.843862] ? exc_page_fault+0x63/0x130 [ 166.852564] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [ 166.861843] ? __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0 [ 166.871897] ? get_partial_node+0x1c/0x320 [ 166.880983] ? deactivate_slab+0x269/0x2b0 [ 166.890069] ___slab_alloc+0x521/0xa90 [ 166.898389] ? __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0 [ 166.908442] __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x216/0x3f0 [ 166.918302] ? __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0 [ 166.928354] __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x43/0xd0 [ 166.938021] mlx5e_open_channels+0x5e2/0xc00 [ 166.947496] mlx5e_open_locked+0x3e/0xf0 [ 166.956201] mlx5e_open+0x23/0x50 [ 166.963551] __dev_open+0x114/0x1c0 [ 166.971292] __dev_change_flags+0xa2/0x1b0 [ 166.980378] dev_change_flags+0x21/0x60 [ 166.988887] do_setlink+0x38d/0xf20 [ 166.996628] ? ep_poll_callback+0x1b9/0x240 [ 167.005910] ? __nla_validate_parse.llvm.10713395753544950386+0x80/0xd70 [ 167.020782] ? __wake_up_sync_key+0x52/0x80 [ 167.030066] ? __mutex_lock+0xff/0x550 [ 167.038382] ? security_capable+0x50/0x90 [ 167.047279] rtnl_setlink+0x1c9/0x210 [ 167.055403] ? ep_poll_callback+0x1b9/0x240 [ 167.064684] ? security_capable+0x50/0x90 [ 167.073579] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x2f9/0x310 [ 167.082667] ? rtnetlink_bind+0x30/0x30 [ 167.091173] netlink_rcv_skb+0xb1/0xe0 [ 167.099492] netlink_unicast+0x20f/0x2e0 [ 167.108191] netlink_sendmsg+0x389/0x420 [ 167.116896] __sys_sendto+0x158/0x1c0 [ 167.125024] __x64_sys_sendto+0x22/0x30 [ 167.133534] do_syscall_64+0x63/0x130 [ 167.141657] ? __irq_exit_rcu.llvm.17843942359718260576+0x52/0xd0 [ 167.155181] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53

*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
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-12-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-02-27 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-27 CVE Updated
  • 2025-02-27 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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>= 6.13 < 6.13.2
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.13 < 6.14-rc1
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Affected