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CVE-2024-57857

RDMA/siw: Remove direct link to net_device

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 15, 2025 at 01:10 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/siw: Remove direct link to net_device Do not manage a per device direct link to net_device. Rely on associated ib_devices net_device management, not doubling the effort locally. A badly managed local link to net_device was causing a 'KASAN: slab-use-after-free' exception during siw_query_port() call.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.3 ≤ v < 6.12.96.136.13 rc16.13 rc26.13 rc36.13 rc46.13 rc5bdcf26bf9b3acb03c8f90387cfc6474fc8ac5521
Vendor states this is fixed in 16b87037b48889d21854c8e97aec8a1baf2642b3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4eafeb4f021c50d13f199239d913b37de3c83135 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16b87037b48889d21854c8e97aec8a1baf2642b3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eafeb4f021c50d13f199239d913b37de3c83135
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a97bfc0293db234ac6ec32f6a32bd6702191a95

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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