CVE-2024-42268

net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload

published August 17, 2024

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

[…]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00172 · 6.3th percentile
Published
2024-08-17T08:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 08:54Z
    net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload
    cvelistv5