CVE-2024-50295: net: arc: fix the device for dma_map_single/dma_unmap_single

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: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: arc: fix the device for dma_map_single/dma_unmap_single The ndev->dev and pdev->dev aren't the same device, use ndev->dev.parent which has dma_mask, ndev->dev.parent is just pdev->dev. Or it would cause the following issue: [ 39.933526] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 39.938414] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 501 at kernel/dma/mapping.c:149 dma_map_page_attrs+0x90/0x1f8

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.9.2 before 5.10.230; from 5.11 before 5.15.172; from 5.16 before 6.1.117; from 6.2 before 6.6.61; from 6.7 before 6.11.8; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3, 6.12-rc4, 6.12-rc5, 6.12-rc6 — fixed in 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.11.8, 6.6.61

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.230, 5.15.172, 6.1.117, 6.11.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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