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 ]---
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 24, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 24, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel | Aug 9, 2024 | May 24, 2024 |
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