In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: stmmac: Disable Tx queues when reconfiguring the interface
The Tx queues were not disabled in situations where the driver needed to stop the interface to apply a new configuration. This could result in a kernel panic when doing any of the 3 following actions: * reconfiguring the number of queues (ethtool -L) * reconfiguring the size of the ring buffers (ethtool -G) * installing/removing an XDP program (ip l set dev ethX xdp)
Prevent the panic by making sure netif_tx_disable is called when stopping an interface.
Without this patch, the following kernel panic can be observed when doing any of the actions above:
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff80001238d040 [....] Call trace: dwmac4_set_addr+0x8/0x10 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xe4/0x1ac sch_direct_xmit+0xe8/0x39c __dev_queue_xmit+0x3ec/0xaf0 dev_queue_xmit+0x14/0x20 [...] [ end trace 0000000000000002 ]---
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 24, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 24, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-syms-azure | Aug 9, 2024 | May 24, 2024 |
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