CVE-2024-42268

MEDIUM EPSS 6.9%
Published Aug 17, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 17, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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 […]

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
6.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-667

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.0  –  <6.1.104
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.45
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.10.4
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/091268f3c27a5b6d7858a3bb2a0dbcc9cd26ddb5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/572f9caa9e7295f8c8822e4122c7ae8f1c412ff9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d07d1d40aabfd61bab21115639bd4f641db6002
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98884e89c90d077f6fe6ba18e6cf6f914642f04e
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/091268f3c27a5b6d7858a3bb2a0dbcc9cd26ddb5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/572f9caa9e7295f8c8822e4122c7ae8f1c412ff9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d07d1d40aabfd61bab21115639bd4f641db6002
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98884e89c90d077f6fe6ba18e6cf6f914642f04e
    Patch