Vulnerability-Lookup

GHSA-XWM4-236H-GR55

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-07 12:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31

Details

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

net/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization

Command bitmask have a dedicated bit for MANAGE_PAGES command, this bit isn't Initialize during command bitmask Initialization, only during MANAGE_PAGES.

In addition, mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() is trying to trigger completion for MANAGE_PAGES command as well.

Hence, in case health error occurred before any MANAGE_PAGES command have been invoke (for example, during mlx5_enable_hca()), mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() will try to trigger completion for MANAGE_PAGES command, which will result in null-ptr-deref error.[1]

Fix it by Initialize command bitmask correctly.

While at it, re-write the code for better understanding.

[1] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core] Write of size 4 at addr 0000000000000214 by task kworker/u96:2/12078 CPU: 10 PID: 12078 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2_for_upstream_debug_2024_04_07_19_01 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core] Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x7e/0xc0 kasan_report+0xb9/0xf0 kasan_check_range+0xec/0x190 mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_flush+0x94/0x240 [mlx5_core] enter_error_state+0x6c/0xd0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work+0xf3/0x480 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x787/0x1490 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0xda0/0xda0 ? assign_work+0x168/0x240 worker_thread+0x586/0xd30 ? rescuer_thread+0xae0/0xae0 kthread+0x2df/0x3b0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Show details on source website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-50147"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-07T10:15:06Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization\n\nCommand bitmask have a dedicated bit for MANAGE_PAGES command, this bit\nisn\u0027t Initialize during command bitmask Initialization, only during\nMANAGE_PAGES.\n\nIn addition, mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() is trying to trigger\ncompletion for MANAGE_PAGES command as well.\n\nHence, in case health error occurred before any MANAGE_PAGES command\nhave been invoke (for example, during mlx5_enable_hca()),\nmlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() will try to trigger completion for\nMANAGE_PAGES command, which will result in null-ptr-deref error.[1]\n\nFix it by Initialize command bitmask correctly.\n\nWhile at it, re-write the code for better understanding.\n\n[1]\nBUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\nWrite of size 4 at addr 0000000000000214 by task kworker/u96:2/12078\nCPU: 10 PID: 12078 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2_for_upstream_debug_2024_04_07_19_01 #1\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\nWorkqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core]\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x7e/0xc0\n kasan_report+0xb9/0xf0\n kasan_check_range+0xec/0x190\n mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_cmd_flush+0x94/0x240 [mlx5_core]\n enter_error_state+0x6c/0xd0 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work+0xf3/0x480 [mlx5_core]\n process_one_work+0x787/0x1490\n ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400\n ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0xda0/0xda0\n ? assign_work+0x168/0x240\n worker_thread+0x586/0xd30\n ? rescuer_thread+0xae0/0xae0\n kthread+0x2df/0x3b0\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20\n \u003c/TASK\u003e",
  "id": "GHSA-xwm4-236h-gr55",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:56Z",
  "published": "2024-11-07T12:30:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50147"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2feac1e562be0efc621a6722644a90f355d53473"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1606090bb294cecb7de3c4ed177f5aa0abd4c4e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d62b14045c6511a7b2d4948d1a83a4e592deeb05"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88564c79d1cedaf2655f12261eca0d2796bde4e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2024-50147 (GCVE-0-2024-50147)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-07 09:31 – Updated: 2026-05-11 20:46

Title

net/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization Command bitmask have a dedicated bit for MANAGE_PAGES command, this bit isn't Initialize during command bitmask Initialization, only during MANAGE_PAGES. In addition, mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() is trying to trigger completion for MANAGE_PAGES command as well. Hence, in case health error occurred before any MANAGE_PAGES command have been invoke (for example, during mlx5_enable_hca()), mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() will try to trigger completion for MANAGE_PAGES command, which will result in null-ptr-deref error.[1] Fix it by Initialize command bitmask correctly. While at it, re-write the code for better understanding. [1] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core] Write of size 4 at addr 0000000000000214 by task kworker/u96:2/12078 CPU: 10 PID: 12078 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2_for_upstream_debug_2024_04_07_19_01 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x7e/0xc0 kasan_report+0xb9/0xf0 kasan_check_range+0xec/0x190 mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_flush+0x94/0x240 [mlx5_core] enter_error_state+0x6c/0xd0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work+0xf3/0x480 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x787/0x1490 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0xda0/0xda0 ? assign_work+0x168/0x240 worker_thread+0x586/0xd30 ? rescuer_thread+0xae0/0xae0 kthread+0x2df/0x3b0 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK>

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-10-01 20:20 UTC

CWE

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1606090bb294cecb…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88564c79d1cedaf2…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2feac1e562be0efc6…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d62b14045c6511a7b…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520 , < d1606090bb294cecb7de3c4ed177f5aa0abd4c4e (git) Affected: 9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520 , < d88564c79d1cedaf2655f12261eca0d2796bde4e (git) Affected: 9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520 , < 2feac1e562be0efc621a6722644a90f355d53473 (git) Affected: 9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520 , < d62b14045c6511a7b2d4948d1a83a4e592deeb05 (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 6.1 Unaffected: 0 , < 6.1 (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.115 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.59 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.11.6 , ≤ 6.11.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.12 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "LOCAL",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 5.5,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2024-50147",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-10-01T20:20:50.679297Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "cweId": "CWE-476",
                "description": "CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-10-01T20:27:13.600Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      },
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T22:26:05.797Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "d1606090bb294cecb7de3c4ed177f5aa0abd4c4e",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "d88564c79d1cedaf2655f12261eca0d2796bde4e",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "2feac1e562be0efc621a6722644a90f355d53473",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "d62b14045c6511a7b2d4948d1a83a4e592deeb05",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.1"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.1",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.1.115",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.6.59",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.11.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.11.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.12",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.115",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.59",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.11.6",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.12",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "6.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization\n\nCommand bitmask have a dedicated bit for MANAGE_PAGES command, this bit\nisn\u0027t Initialize during command bitmask Initialization, only during\nMANAGE_PAGES.\n\nIn addition, mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() is trying to trigger\ncompletion for MANAGE_PAGES command as well.\n\nHence, in case health error occurred before any MANAGE_PAGES command\nhave been invoke (for example, during mlx5_enable_hca()),\nmlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() will try to trigger completion for\nMANAGE_PAGES command, which will result in null-ptr-deref error.[1]\n\nFix it by Initialize command bitmask correctly.\n\nWhile at it, re-write the code for better understanding.\n\n[1]\nBUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\nWrite of size 4 at addr 0000000000000214 by task kworker/u96:2/12078\nCPU: 10 PID: 12078 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2_for_upstream_debug_2024_04_07_19_01 #1\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\nWorkqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core]\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x7e/0xc0\n kasan_report+0xb9/0xf0\n kasan_check_range+0xec/0x190\n mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_cmd_flush+0x94/0x240 [mlx5_core]\n enter_error_state+0x6c/0xd0 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work+0xf3/0x480 [mlx5_core]\n process_one_work+0x787/0x1490\n ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400\n ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0xda0/0xda0\n ? assign_work+0x168/0x240\n worker_thread+0x586/0xd30\n ? rescuer_thread+0xae0/0xae0\n kthread+0x2df/0x3b0\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20\n \u003c/TASK\u003e"
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:46:21.355Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1606090bb294cecb7de3c4ed177f5aa0abd4c4e"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88564c79d1cedaf2655f12261eca0d2796bde4e"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2feac1e562be0efc621a6722644a90f355d53473"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d62b14045c6511a7b2d4948d1a83a4e592deeb05"
        }
      ],
      "title": "net/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2024-50147",
    "datePublished": "2024-11-07T09:31:24.151Z",
    "dateReserved": "2024-10-21T19:36:19.958Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T20:46:21.355Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.

Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.