CVE-2024-44995: net: hns3: fix a deadlock problem when config TC during resetting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2024-09-04 · updated 2026-08-04
Weakness: CWE-667

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hns3: fix a deadlock problem when config TC during resetting When config TC during the reset process, may cause a deadlock, the flow is as below: pf reset start │ ▼ ...... setup tc │ │ ▼ ▼ DOWN: napi_disable() napi_disable()(skip) │ │ │ ▼ ▼ ...... ...... │ │ ▼ │ napi_enable() │ ▼ UINIT: netif_napi_del() │ ▼ ...... │ ▼ INIT: netif_napi_add() │ ▼ ...... global reset start │ │ ▼ ▼ UP: napi_enable()(skip) ...... │ │ ▼ ▼ ...... napi_disable() In reset process, the driver will DOWN the port and then UINIT, in this case, the setup tc process will UP the port before UINIT, so cause the problem. Adds a DOWN process in UINIT to fix it.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 4.15 before 5.4.283; from 5.5 before 5.10.225; from 5.11 before 5.15.166; from 5.16 before 6.1.107; from 6.2 before 6.6.48; from 6.7 before 6.10.7 — fixed in 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 5.4.283, 6.1.107, 6.10.7, 6.6.48

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.225, 5.15.166, 5.4.283, 6.1.107. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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