Linux Kernel up to 6.10.6 mlx5 kernel/locking/rwsem.c down_read state issue

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.6. This affects the function down_read of the file kernel/locking/rwsem.c of the component mlx5. Performing a manipulation results in state issue. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-45017. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function down_read of the file kernel/locking/rwsem.c of the component mlx5. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-371. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix IPsec RoCE MPV trace call Prevent the call trace below from happening, by not allowing IPsec creation over a slave, if master device doesn't support IPsec. WARNING: CPU: 44 PID: 16136 at kernel/locking/rwsem.c:240 down_read+0x75/0x94 Modules linked in: esp4_offload esp4 act_mirred act_vlan cls_flower sch_ingress mlx5_vdpa vringh vhost_iotlb vdpa mst_pciconf(OE) nfsv3 nfs_acl nfs lockd grace fscache netfs xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_counter nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 rfkill cuse fuse rpcrdma sunrpc rdma_ucm ib_srpt ib_isert iscsi_target_mod target_core_mod ib_umad ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm ipmi_ssif intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common amd64_edac edac_mce_amd kvm_amd kvm irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul mlx5_ib ghash_clmulni_intel sha1_ssse3 dell_smbios ib_uverbs aesni_intel crypto_simd dcdbas wmi_bmof dell_wmi_descriptor cryptd pcspkr ib_core acpi_ipmi sp5100_tco ccp i2c_piix4 ipmi_si ptdma k10temp ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler acpi_power_meter acpi_cpufreq ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod t10_pi sg mgag200 drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect mlx5_core sysimgblt fb_sys_fops cec ahci libahci mlxfw drm pci_hyperv_intf libata tg3 sha256_ssse3 tls megaraid_sas i2c_algo_bit psample wmi dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: mst_pci] CPU: 44 PID: 16136 Comm: kworker/44:3 Kdump: loaded Tainted: GOE 5.15.0-20240509.el8uek.uek7_u3_update_v6.6_ipsec_bf.x86_64 #2 Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R7525/074H08, BIOS 2.0.3 01/15/2021 Workqueue: events xfrm_state_gc_task RIP: 0010:down_read+0x75/0x94 Code: 00 48 8b 45 08 65 48 8b 14 25 80 fc 01 00 83 e0 02 48 09 d0 48 83 c8 01 48 89 45 08 5d 31 c0 89 c2 89 c6 89 c7 e9 cb 88 3b 00 0b 48 8b 45 08 a8 01 74 b2 a8 02 75 ae 48 89 c2 48 83 ca 02 f0 RSP: 0018:ffffb26387773da8 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa08b658af900 RCX: 0000000000000001 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ff886bc5e1366f2f RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffa08b658af940 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffa0a9bfb31540 R13: ffffa0a9bfb37900 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffa0a9bfb37905 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa0a9bfb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000055a45ed814e8 CR3: 000000109038a000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 Call Trace: ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2f9 ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2f9 ? mlx5_devcom_for_each_peer_begin+0x29/0x60 [mlx5_core] ? down_read+0x75/0x94 ? __warn+0x80/0x113 ? down_read+0x75/0x94 ? report_bug+0xa4/0x11d ? handle_bug+0x35/0x8b ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x75 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x1b ? down_read+0x75/0x94 ? down_read+0xe/0x94 mlx5_devcom_for_each_peer_begin+0x29/0x60 [mlx5_core] mlx5_ipsec_fs_roce_tx_destroy+0xb1/0x130 [mlx5_core] tx_destroy+0x1b/0xc0 [mlx5_core] tx_ft_put+0x53/0xc0 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_xfrm_free_state+0x45/0x90 [mlx5_core] ___xfrm_state_destroy+0x10f/0x1a2 xfrm_state_gc_task+0x81/0xa9 process_one_work+0x1f1/0x3c6 worker_thread+0x53/0x3e4 ? process_one_work.cold+0x46/0x3c kthread+0x127/0x144 ? set_kthread_struct+0x60/0x52 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x2d ---[ end trace 5ef7896144d398e1 ]---

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-45017 since 08/21/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208425 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3553-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.10.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2ae52a65a850/607e1df7bd47 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208425). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

Version

• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2
• 6.10.3
• 6.10.4
• 6.10.5
• 6.10.6

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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