In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: Fix crash when moving to switchdev mode
When moving to switchdev mode when the device doesn't support IPsec, we try to clean up the IPsec resources anyway which causes the crash below, fix that by correctly checking for IPsec support before trying to clean up its resources.
[27642.515799] WARNING: arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1276 at do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680, CPU#4: devlink/6490 [27642.517159] Modules linked in: xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE ip6table_nat ip6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_nat nf_nat xt_addrtype rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss oid_registry overlay mlx5_fwctl nfnetlink zram zsmalloc mlx5_ib fuse rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_uverbs ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi ib_umad rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm mlx5_core ib_core [27642.521358] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 6490 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.19.0-rc5_for_upstream_min_debug_2026_01_14_16_47 #1 NONE [27642.522923] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [27642.524528] RIP: 0010:do_user_addr_fault+0x18a/0x680 [27642.525362] Code: ff 0f 84 75 03 00 00 48 89 ee 4c 89 e7 e8 5e b9 22 00 49 89 c0 48 85 c0 0f 84 a8 02 00 00 f7 c3 60 80 00 00 74 22 31 c9 eb ae <0f> 0b 48 83 c4 10 48 89 ea 48 89 de 4c 89 f7 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 [27642.528166] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f6b8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.529038] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.530158] RDX: 00000000000000a0 RSI: 0000000000000002 RDI: ffff88810770f728 [27642.531270] RBP: 00000000000000a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [27642.532383] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888103f3c4c0 [27642.533499] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88810770f728 R15: 0000000000000000 [27642.534614] FS: 00007f197c741740(0000) GS:ffff88856a94c000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [27642.535915] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [27642.536858] CR2: 00000000000000a0 CR3: 000000011334c003 CR4: 0000000000172eb0 [27642.537982] Call Trace: [27642.538466] <TASK> [27642.538907] exc_page_fault+0x76/0x140 [27642.539583] asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [27642.540282] RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x30 [27642.541134] Code: 07 85 c0 75 11 ba ff 00 00 00 f0 0f b1 17 75 06 b8 01 00 00 00 c3 31 c0 c3 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 9c 5b fa 31 c0 ba 01 00 00 00 <f0> 0f b1 17 75 05 48 89 d8 5b c3 89 c6 e8 7e 02 00 00 48 89 d8 5b [27642.543936] RSP: 0018:ffff88810770f7d8 EFLAGS: 00010046 [27642.544803] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000202 RCX: ffff888113ad96d8 [27642.545916] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff88810770f818 RDI: 00000000000000a0 [27642.547027] RBP: 0000000000000098 R08: 0000000000000400 R09: ffff88810b980f00 [27642.548140] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff888101845a80 R12: 00000000000000a8 [27642.549263] R13: ffffffffa02a9060 R14: 00000000000000a0 R15: ffff8881130d8a40 [27642.550379] complete_all+0x20/0x90 [27642.551010] mlx5e_ipsec_disable_events+0xb6/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.552022] mlx5e_nic_disable+0x12d/0x220 [mlx5_core] [27642.552929] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x66/0xf0 [mlx5_core] [27642.553822] mlx5e_netdev_change_profile+0x5b/0x120 [mlx5_core] [27642.554821] mlx5e_vport_rep_load+0x419/0x590 [mlx5_core] [27642.555757] ? xa_load+0x53/0x90 [27642.556361] __esw_offloads_load_rep+0x54/0x70 [mlx5_core] [27642.557328] mlx5_esw_offloads_rep_load+0x45/0xd0 [mlx5_core] [27642.558320] esw_offloads_enable+0xb4b/0xc90 [mlx5_core] [27642.559247] mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked+0x34e/0x4f0 [mlx5_core] [27642.560257] ? mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0x222/0x2d0 [mlx5_core] [27642.561284] mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set+0x5ac/0x9c0 [mlx5_core] [27642.562334] ? devlink_rate_set_ops_supported+0x21/0x3a0 [27642.563220] devlink_nl_eswitch_set_doit+0x67/0xe0 [27642.564026] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe0/0x130 [27642.564816] genl_rcv_msg+0x183/0x290 [27642.565466] ? __devlink_nl_pre_doit.isra.0+0x160/0x160 [27642.566329] ? d ---truncated---
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 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
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