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CVE-2024-43866: net/mlx5: Always drain health in shutdown callback

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Always drain health in shutdown callback There is no point in recovery during device shutdown. if health work started need to wait for it to avoid races and NULL pointer access. Hence, drain health WQ on shutdown callback.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.13.16 before 6.1.113; from 6.2 before 6.6.45; from 6.7 before 6.10.4; 6.11-rc1 — fixed in 6.1.113, 6.10.4, 6.6.45

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.113, 6.10.4, 6.6.45. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b75da22ed1e6171e261bc9265370162553d5393
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5005e2e159b300c1b8c6820a1e13a62eb0127b9b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6048dec754554a1303d632be6042d3feb3295285
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b6c2ebd83f2bf97e8f221479372aaca97a4a9b2
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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