CVE-2024-38556
net/mlx5: Add a timeout to acquire the command queue semaphore
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Add a timeout to acquire the command queue semaphore Prevent forced completion handling on an entry that has not yet been assigned an index, causing an out of bounds access on idx = -22. Instead of waiting indefinitely for the sem, blocking flow now waits for index to be allocated or a sem acquisition timeout before beginning the timer for FW completion. Kernel log example: mlx5_core 0000:06:00.0: wait_func_handle_exec_timeout:1128:(pid 185911): cmd[-22]: CREATE_UCTX(0xa04) No done completion
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d0962d05c93de391ce85f6e764df895f47c8918
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485d65e1357123a697c591a5aeb773994b247ad7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4baae687a20ef2b82fde12de3c04461e6f2521d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94024332a129c6e4275569d85c0c1bfb2ae2d71b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9caccdd42e999b74303c9b0643300073ed5d319
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