In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: Fix variable not being completed when function returns
When cmd_alloc_index(), fails cmd_work_handler() needs
to complete ent->slotted before returning early.
Otherwise the task which issued the command may hang:
mlx5_core 0000:01:00.0: cmd_work_handler:877:(pid 3880418): failed to allocate command entry
INFO: task kworker/13:2:4055883 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Not tainted 4.19.90-25.44.v2101.ky10.aarch64 #1
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
kworker/13:2 D 0 4055883 2 0x00000228
Workqueue: events mlx5e_tx_dim_work [mlx5_core]
Call trace:
__switch_to+0xe8/0x150
__schedule+0x2a8/0x9b8
schedule+0x2c/0x88
schedule_timeout+0x204/0x478
wait_for_common+0x154/0x250
wait_for_completion+0x28/0x38
cmd_exec+0x7a0/0xa00 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_cmd_exec+0x54/0x80 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_core_modify_cq+0x6c/0x80 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0xa0/0xb8 [mlx5_core]
mlx5e_tx_dim_work+0x54/0x68 [mlx5_core]
process_one_work+0x1b0/0x448
worker_thread+0x54/0x468
kthread+0x134/0x138
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
net/mlx5: Fix variable not being completed when function returns
When cmd_alloc_index(), fails cmd_work_handler() needs
to complete ent->slotted before returning early.
Otherwise the task which issued the command may hang:
mlx5_core 0000:01:00.0: cmd_work_handler:877:(pid 3880418): failed to allocate command entry
INFO: task kworker/13:2:4055883 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Not tainted 4.19.90-25.44.v2101.ky10.aarch64 #1
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
kworker/13:2 D 0 4055883 2 0x00000228
Workqueue: events mlx5e_tx_dim_work [mlx5_core]
Call trace:
__switch_to+0xe8/0x150
__schedule+0x2a8/0x9b8
schedule+0x2c/0x88
schedule_timeout+0x204/0x478
wait_for_common+0x154/0x250
wait_for_completion+0x28/0x38
cmd_exec+0x7a0/0xa00 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_cmd_exec+0x54/0x80 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_core_modify_cq+0x6c/0x80 [mlx5_core]
mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0xa0/0xb8 [mlx5_core]
mlx5e_tx_dim_work+0x54/0x68 [mlx5_core]
process_one_work+0x1b0/0x448
worker_thread+0x54/0x468
kthread+0x134/0x138
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:30:00 +0000
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Metrics |
threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix variable not being completed when function returns When cmd_alloc_index(), fails cmd_work_handler() needs to complete ent->slotted before returning early. Otherwise the task which issued the command may hang: mlx5_core 0000:01:00.0: cmd_work_handler:877:(pid 3880418): failed to allocate command entry INFO: task kworker/13:2:4055883 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Not tainted 4.19.90-25.44.v2101.ky10.aarch64 #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. kworker/13:2 D 0 4055883 2 0x00000228 Workqueue: events mlx5e_tx_dim_work [mlx5_core] Call trace: __switch_to+0xe8/0x150 __schedule+0x2a8/0x9b8 schedule+0x2c/0x88 schedule_timeout+0x204/0x478 wait_for_common+0x154/0x250 wait_for_completion+0x28/0x38 cmd_exec+0x7a0/0xa00 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_exec+0x54/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq+0x6c/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0xa0/0xb8 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tx_dim_work+0x54/0x68 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x1b0/0x448 worker_thread+0x54/0x468 kthread+0x134/0x138 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 | |
Title | net/mlx5: Fix variable not being completed when function returns | |
References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-04T13:06:13.866Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.732Z
Link: CVE-2025-21662

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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-01-21T13:15:09.847
Modified: 2025-09-26T16:20:15.460
Link: CVE-2025-21662


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