In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bnxt_en: Fix RX consumer index logic in the error path.
In bnxt_rx_pkt(), the RX buffers are expected to complete in order. If the RX consumer index indicates an out of order buffer completion, it means we are hitting a hardware bug and the driver will abort all remaining RX packets and reset the RX ring. The RX consumer index that we pass to bnxt_discard_rx() is not correct. We should be passing the current index (tmp_raw_cons) instead of the old index (raw_cons). This bug can cause us to be at the wrong index when trying to abort the next RX packet. It can crash like this:
#0 [ffff9bbcdf5c39a8] machine_kexec at ffffffff9b05e007 #1 [ffff9bbcdf5c3a00] __crash_kexec at ffffffff9b111232 #2 [ffff9bbcdf5c3ad0] panic at ffffffff9b07d61e #3 [ffff9bbcdf5c3b50] oops_end at ffffffff9b030978 #4 [ffff9bbcdf5c3b78] no_context at ffffffff9b06aaf0 #5 [ffff9bbcdf5c3bd8] __bad_area_nosemaphore at ffffffff9b06ae2e #6 [ffff9bbcdf5c3c28] bad_area_nosemaphore at ffffffff9b06af24 #7 [ffff9bbcdf5c3c38] __do_page_fault at ffffffff9b06b67e #8 [ffff9bbcdf5c3cb0] do_page_fault at ffffffff9b06bb12 #9 [ffff9bbcdf5c3ce0] page_fault at ffffffff9bc015c5 [exception RIP: bnxt_rx_pkt+237] RIP: ffffffffc0259cdd RSP: ffff9bbcdf5c3d98 RFLAGS: 00010213 RAX: 000000005dd8097f RBX: ffff9ba4cb11b7e0 RCX: ffffa923cf6e9000 RDX: 0000000000000fff RSI: 0000000000000627 RDI: 0000000000001000 RBP: ffff9bbcdf5c3e60 R8: 0000000000420003 R9: 000000000000020d R10: ffffa923cf6ec138 R11: ffff9bbcdf5c3e83 R12: ffff9ba4d6f928c0 R13: ffff9ba4cac28080 R14: ffff9ba4cb11b7f0 R15: ffff9ba4d5a30000 ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | May 28, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel | May 13, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool | Jul 23, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Jul 17, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-syms-azure | Aug 9, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4 | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 |
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