net/mlx5: Fix error path in multi-packet WQE transmit
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix error path in multi-packet WQE transmit Remove the erroneous unmap in case no DMA mapping was established The multi-packet WQE transmit code attempts to obtain a DMA mapping for the skb. This could fail, e.g. under memory pressure, when the IOMMU driver just can't allocate more memory for page tables. While the code tries to handle this in the path below the err_unmap label it erroneously unmaps one entry from the sq's FIFO list of active mappings. Since the current map attempt failed this unmap is removing some random DMA mapping that might still be required. If the PCI function now presents that IOVA, the IOMMU may assumes a rogue DMA access and e.g. on s390 puts the PCI function in error state. The erroneous behavior was seen in a stress-test environment that created memory pressure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10 and later | 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50001
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8rm-pc2x-rqv9
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca36d6c1a49b6965c86dd528a73f38bc62d9c625
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce828b347cf1b3c1b12b091d02463c35ce5097f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc357e78176945ca7bcacf92ab794b9ccd41b4f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26fad69b34fcba80d5c7d9e651f628e6ac927754
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf310aaf256acbc8182189fe0aa1021c3ddef72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb8c12fb5e2b1f03d603d493c92941676f109b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bcae12c795f32ddfbf8c80d1b5f1d3286341c32
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Sources
- CVE-2024-50001 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50001 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8rm-pc2x-rqv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50001 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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