In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: kTLS, Fix incorrect page refcounting
The kTLS tx handling code is using a mix of get_page() and page_ref_inc() APIs to increment the page reference. But on the release path (mlx5e_ktls_tx_handle_resync_dump_comp()), only put_page() is used.
This is an issue when using pages from large folios: the get_page() references are stored on the folio page while the page_ref_inc() references are stored directly in the given page. On release the folio page will be dereferenced too many times.
This was found while doing kTLS testing with sendfile() + ZC when the served file was read from NFS on a kernel with NFS large folios support (commit 49b29a573da8 ("nfs: add support for large folios")).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.233-223.887Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.176-118.170Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfo | Mar 14, 2025 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.119-129.201Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-libbpf-static | Mar 27, 2025 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Dec 9, 2024 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1145-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-genericUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1147-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1090-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-gcpUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1145-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1147-azureUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1142-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1088-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1073-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1060-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1142-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1048-iotUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-kvmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1140-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1020-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1101-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1116-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1044-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-raspiUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-azure | Feb 20, 2025 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 9, 2025 | Dec 4, 2024 |
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