GHSA-3RW3-PFV7-M7R7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-27 15:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31
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Details

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] [ 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] _syssendmsg+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.

Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-46857"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-27T13:15:17Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Fix bridge mode operations when there are no VFs\n\nCurrently, trying to set the bridge mode attribute when numvfs=0 leads to a\ncrash:\n\nbridge link set dev eth2 hwmode vepa\n\n[  168.967392] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030\n[...]\n[  168.969989] RIP: 0010:mlx5_add_flow_rules+0x1f/0x300 [mlx5_core]\n[...]\n[  168.976037] Call Trace:\n[  168.976188]  \u003cTASK\u003e\n[  168.978620]  _mlx5_eswitch_set_vepa_locked+0x113/0x230 [mlx5_core]\n[  168.979074]  mlx5_eswitch_set_vepa+0x7f/0xa0 [mlx5_core]\n[  168.979471]  rtnl_bridge_setlink+0xe9/0x1f0\n[  168.979714]  rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x159/0x400\n[  168.980451]  netlink_rcv_skb+0x54/0x100\n[  168.980675]  netlink_unicast+0x241/0x360\n[  168.980918]  netlink_sendmsg+0x1f6/0x430\n[  168.981162]  ____sys_sendmsg+0x3bb/0x3f0\n[  168.982155]  ___sys_sendmsg+0x88/0xd0\n[  168.985036]  __sys_sendmsg+0x59/0xa0\n[  168.985477]  do_syscall_64+0x79/0x150\n[  168.987273]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\n[  168.987773] RIP: 0033:0x7f8f7950f917\n\n(esw-\u003efdb_table.legacy.vepa_fdb is null)\n\nThe bridge mode is only relevant when there are multiple functions per\nport. Therefore, prevent setting and getting this setting when there are no\nVFs.\n\nNote that after this change, there are no settings to change on the PF\ninterface using `bridge link` when there are no VFs, so the interface no\nlonger appears in the `bridge link` output.",
  "id": "GHSA-3rw3-pfv7-m7r7",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:32Z",
  "published": "2024-09-27T15:30:34Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46857"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505ae01f75f839b54329164bbfecf24cc1361b31"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c4beb79e095e0631b5cac46ed48a2aefe51985"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65feee671e37f3b6eda0b6af28f204b5bcf7fa50"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d305abef4640af1b4f1b4774d513cd81b10cfc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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