CVE-2024-42268

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 19
Modified
Published: 17 Aug 2024, 08:54
Last modified:11 May 2026, 20:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.01% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Aug 2024, 08:54
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
11 May 2026, 20:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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 […]

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.01%• Percentile: 2%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-667•Improper Locking

    The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux

    ≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 5d07d1d40aabfd61bab21115639bd4f641db6002 | ≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 98884e89c90d077f6fe6ba18e6cf6f914642f04e | ≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 091268f3c27a5b6d7858a3bb2a0dbcc9cd26ddb5 | ≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 572f9caa9e7295f8c8822e4122c7ae8f1c412ff9 | 6.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 6.0, < 6.1.104 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.45 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.4 | 6.11:rc1

References (5)