In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5: Fix bridge mode operations when there are no VFs

Currently, trying to set the bridge mode attribute when numvfs=0 leads to a
crash:

bridge link set dev eth2 hwmode vepa

[ 168.967392] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030
[...]
[ 168.969989] RIP: 0010:mlx5_add_flow_rules+0x1f/0x300 [mlx5_core]
[...]
[ 168.976037] Call Trace:
[ 168.976188] <TASK>
[ 168.978620] _mlx5_eswitch_set_vepa_locked+0x113/0x230 [mlx5_core]
[ 168.979074] mlx5_eswitch_set_vepa+0x7f/0xa0 [mlx5_core]
[ 168.979471] rtnl_bridge_setlink+0xe9/0x1f0
[ 168.979714] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x159/0x400
[ 168.980451] netlink_rcv_skb+0x54/0x100
[ 168.980675] netlink_unicast+0x241/0x360
[ 168.980918] netlink_sendmsg+0x1f6/0x430
[ 168.981162] ____sys_sendmsg+0x3bb/0x3f0
[ 168.982155] ___sys_sendmsg+0x88/0xd0
[ 168.985036] __sys_sendmsg+0x59/0xa0
[ 168.985477] do_syscall_64+0x79/0x150
[ 168.987273] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
[ 168.987773] RIP: 0033:0x7f8f7950f917

(esw->fdb_table.legacy.vepa_fdb is null)

The bridge mode is only relevant when there are multiple functions per
port. Therefore, prevent setting and getting this setting when there are no
VFs.

Note that after this change, there are no settings to change on the PF
interface using `bridge link` when there are no VFs, so the interface no
longer appears in the `bridge link` output.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix bridge mode operations when there are no VFs Currently, trying to set the bridge mode attribute when numvfs=0 leads to a crash: bridge link set dev eth2 hwmode vepa [ 168.967392] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030 [...] [ 168.969989] RIP: 0010:mlx5_add_flow_rules+0x1f/0x300 [mlx5_core] [...] [ 168.976037] Call Trace: [ 168.976188] <TASK> [ 168.978620] _mlx5_eswitch_set_vepa_locked+0x113/0x230 [mlx5_core] [ 168.979074] mlx5_eswitch_set_vepa+0x7f/0xa0 [mlx5_core] [ 168.979471] rtnl_bridge_setlink+0xe9/0x1f0 [ 168.979714] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x159/0x400 [ 168.980451] netlink_rcv_skb+0x54/0x100 [ 168.980675] netlink_unicast+0x241/0x360 [ 168.980918] netlink_sendmsg+0x1f6/0x430 [ 168.981162] ____sys_sendmsg+0x3bb/0x3f0 [ 168.982155] ___sys_sendmsg+0x88/0xd0 [ 168.985036] __sys_sendmsg+0x59/0xa0 [ 168.985477] do_syscall_64+0x79/0x150 [ 168.987273] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ 168.987773] RIP: 0033:0x7f8f7950f917 (esw->fdb_table.legacy.vepa_fdb is null) The bridge mode is only relevant when there are multiple functions per port. Therefore, prevent setting and getting this setting when there are no VFs. Note that after this change, there are no settings to change on the PF interface using `bridge link` when there are no VFs, so the interface no longer appears in the `bridge link` output.
Title net/mlx5: Fix bridge mode operations when there are no VFs
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T09:36:04.960Z

Reserved: 2024-09-11T15:12:18.291Z

Link: CVE-2024-46857

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-29T13:57:54.710Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-09-27T13:15:17.277

Modified: 2024-10-01T17:10:29.657

Link: CVE-2024-46857

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-46857 - Bugzilla

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