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CVE-2024-35961

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Register devlink first under devlink lock In case device is having a non fatal FW error during probe, the driver will report the error to user via devlink. This will trigger a WARN_ON, since mlx5 is calling devlink_register() last. In order to avoid the WARN_ON[1], change mlx5 to invoke devl_register() first under devlink lock. [1] WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 227 at net/devlink/health.c:483 devlink_recover_notify.constprop.0+0xb8/0xc0 CPU: 5 PID: 227 Comm: kworker/u16:3 Not tainted 6.4.0-rc5_for_upstream_min_debug_2023_06_12_12_38 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core] RIP: 0010:devlink_recover_notify.constprop.0+0xb8/0xc0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0x79/0x120 ? devlink_recover_notify.constprop.0+0xb8/0xc0 ? report_bug+0x17c/0x190 ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x60 ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? devlink_recover_notify.constprop.0+0xb8/0xc0 devlink_health_report+0x4a/0x1c0 mlx5_fw_reporter_err_work+0xa4/0xd0 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x1bb/0x3c0 ? process_one_work+0x3c0/0x3c0 worker_thread+0x4d/0x3c0 ? process_one_work+0x3c0/0x3c0 kthread+0xc6/0xf0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK>

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.8.9-1CVE-2024-35961
Fixed in:6.8.9-1CVE-2024-35961
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.12USN-6893-3
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6893-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.11USN-6893-1
linux-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1006.9USN-6893-2
linux-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1006.9USN-6893-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-intelUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007.14USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007.7USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6918-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6918-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.9USN-6893-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.9USN-6893-2
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.11USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.12USN-6893-3
linux-image-6.8.0-38-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38.1USN-6893-1
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38.1USN-6893-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1011.12USN-6893-3
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6893-1
linux-image-azure-fdeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.10USN-6893-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1010.11USN-6893-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1006.9USN-6893-2
linux-image-ibmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-ibm-classicUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-intelUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007.14USN-6893-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38.1USN-6893-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38.1USN-6893-1
linux-image-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.9USN-6893-2
linux-image-nvidia-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.9USN-6893-2
linux-image-oem-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-oem-24.04aUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6918-1
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6918-1
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007.7USN-6893-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38USN-6893-1
linux-intelUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007.14USN-6893-1
linux-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-38.38.1USN-6893-1
linux-nvidiaUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1009.9USN-6893-2
linux-oem-6.8Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6893-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1008.8USN-6918-1
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.8.0-1007.7USN-6893-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days
13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

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