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CVE-2024-45019: net/mlx5e: Take state lock during tx timeout reporter

• 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: 2024-09-11 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-667

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Take state lock during tx timeout reporter mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels() requires the state lock taken. The referenced changed in the Fixes tag removed the lock to fix another issue. This patch adds it back but at a later point (when calling mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels()) to avoid the deadlock referenced in the Fixes tag.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.1.69 before 6.1.107; from 6.6.8 before 6.6.48; from 6.7 before 6.10.7; 6.11-rc1, 6.11-rc2, 6.11-rc3 — fixed in 6.1.107, 6.10.7, 6.6.48

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.107, 6.10.7, 6.6.48. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03d3734bd692affe4d0e9c9d638f491aaf37411b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e57e66ecbdd2fddc9fbf3e984b1c523b70e9809
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3b9a87adee97854bcd71057901d46943076267e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6b5afd30b99b43682a7764e1a74a42fe4d5f4b3
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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