In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: Fix increasing MSI-X on VF
Increasing MSI-X value on a VF leads to invalid memory operations. This is caused by not reallocating some arrays.
Reproducer: modprobe ice echo 0 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$PF_PCI/sriov_drivers_autoprobe echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$PF_PCI/sriov_numvfs echo 17 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$VF0_PCI/sriov_vf_msix_count
Default MSI-X is 16, so 17 and above triggers this issue.
KASAN reports:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice] Read of size 8 at addr ffff8888b937d180 by task bash/28433 (...)
Call Trace: (...) ? ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice] kasan_report+0xed/0x120 ? ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice] ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice] ice_vsi_cfg_def+0x3360/0x4770 [ice] ? mutex_unlock+0x83/0xd0 ? __pfx_ice_vsi_cfg_def+0x10/0x10 [ice] ? __pfx_ice_remove_vsi_lkup_fltr+0x10/0x10 [ice] ice_vsi_cfg+0x7f/0x3b0 [ice] ice_vf_reconfig_vsi+0x114/0x210 [ice] ice_sriov_set_msix_vec_count+0x3d0/0x960 [ice] sriov_vf_msix_count_store+0x21c/0x300 (...)
Allocated by task 28201: (...) ice_vsi_cfg_def+0x1c8e/0x4770 [ice] ice_vsi_cfg+0x7f/0x3b0 [ice] ice_vsi_setup+0x179/0xa30 [ice] ice_sriov_configure+0xcaa/0x1520 [ice] sriov_numvfs_store+0x212/0x390 (...)
To fix it, use ice_vsi_rebuild() instead of ice_vf_reconfig_vsi(). This causes the required arrays to be reallocated taking the new queue count into account (ice_vsi_realloc_stat_arrays()). Set req_txq and req_rxq before ice_vsi_rebuild(), so that realloc uses the newly set queue count.
Additionally, ice_vsi_rebuild() does not remove VSI filters (ice_fltr_remove_all()), so ice_vf_init_host_cfg() is no longer necessary.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1018-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1021-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-56-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae | Feb 20, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
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