5.5

CVE-2024-42268: net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42268DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42268
Published 17-08-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42268 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Locking vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 13
DLA-4008-1MGASA-2024-0309MGASA-2024-0310RHSA-2024:9315SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.17% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu93 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 5d07d1d40aabfd61bab21115639bd4f641db6002 | ≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 98884e89c90d077f6fe6ba18e6cf6f914642f04e | ≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 091268f3c27a5b6d7858a3bb2a0dbcc9cd26ddb5 | ≥ 84a433a40d0ebf3bbf36b8bfa58c6f45dc782344, < 572f9caa9e7295f8c8822e4122c7ae8f1c412ff9 | 6.0
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.0, < 6.1.104 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.45 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.4 | 6.11:rc1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.106-1 | < 6.10.4-1

3 vendors · 96 products

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