CVE-2024-38544
RDMA/rxe: Fix seg fault in rxe_comp_queue_pkt
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix seg fault in rxe_comp_queue_pkt In rxe_comp_queue_pkt() an incoming response packet skb is enqueued to the resp_pkts queue and then a decision is made whether to run the completer task inline or schedule it. Finally the skb is dereferenced to bump a 'hw' performance counter. This is wrong because if the completer task is already running in a separate thread it may have already processed the skb and freed it which can cause a seg fault. This has been observed infrequently in testing at high scale. This patch fixes this by changing the order of enqueuing the packet until after the counter is accessed.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b4c6d4d89030fd4657a8e7c8110fd941049794
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b23b6097303ed0ba5f4bc036a1c07b6027af5c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30df4bef8b8e183333e9b6e9d4509d552c7da6eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbad88f111a1829f366c189aa48e7e58e57553fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91fb72a2ca6480d8d77262eef52dc5b178463a3
References (9)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
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