CVE-2024-35958

net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 20, 2024 at 09:41 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
8 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Fix incorrect descriptor free behavior ENA has two types of TX queues: - queues which only process TX packets arriving from the network stack - queues which only process TX packets forwarded to it by XDP_REDIRECT or XDP_TX instructions The ena_free_tx_bufs() cycles through all descriptors in a TX queue and unmaps + frees every descriptor that hasn't been acknowledged yet by the device (uncompleted TX transactions). The function assumes that the processed TX queue is necessarily from the first category listed above and ends up using napi_consume_skb() for descriptors belonging to an XDP specific queue. This patch solves a bug in which, in case of a VF reset, the descriptors aren't freed correctly, leading to crashes.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1565.16 ≤ v < 6.1.875.6 ≤ v < 5.10.2166.2 ≤ v < 6.6.286.7 ≤ v < 6.8.7548c4940b9f1f527f81509468dd60b61418880b66.96.9 rc16.9 rc26.9 rc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 19ff8fed3338898b70b2aad831386c78564912e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5c7f2240d9835a7823d87f7460d8eae9f4e504c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b26aa765f7437e1bbe8db4c1641b12bd5dd378f0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bf02d9fe00632d22fa91d34749c7aacf397b6cde (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c31baa07f01307b7ae05f3ce32b89d8e2ba0cc1d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fdfbf54d128ab6ab255db138488f9650485795a2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.216 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.156 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.87 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.28 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ff8fed3338898b70b2aad831386c78564912e1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c7f2240d9835a7823d87f7460d8eae9f4e504c7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b26aa765f7437e1bbe8db4c1641b12bd5dd378f0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf02d9fe00632d22fa91d34749c7aacf397b6cde
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c31baa07f01307b7ae05f3ce32b89d8e2ba0cc1d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdfbf54d128ab6ab255db138488f9650485795a2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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