CVE-2022-48884

net/mlx5: Fix command stats access after free

Published Aug 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5: Fix command stats access after free

Command may fail while driver is reloading and can't accept FW commands
till command interface is reinitialized. Such command failure is being
logged to command stats. This results in NULL pointer access as command
stats structure is being freed and reallocated during mlx5 devlink
reload (see kernel log below).

Fix it by making command stats statically allocated on driver probe.

Kernel log:
[ 2394.808802] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 000000000002a9c0
[ 2394.810610] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 2394.811811] Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI
...
[ 2394.815482] RIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x183/0x1d0
...
[ 2394.829505] Call Trace:
[ 2394.830667] _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x23/0x26
[ 2394.831858] cmd_status_err+0x55/0x110 [mlx5_core]
[ 2394.833020] mlx5_access_reg+0xe7/0x150 [mlx5_core]
[ 2394.834175] mlx5_query_port_ptys+0x78/0xa0 [mlx5_core]
[ 2394.835337] mlx5e_ethtool_get_link_ksettings+0x74/0x590 [mlx5_core]
[ 2394.836454] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x140/0x1c0
[ 2394.837562] __rh_call_get_link_ksettings+0x33/0x100
[ 2394.838663] ? __rtnl_unlock+0x25/0x50
[ 2394.839755] __ethtool_get_link_ksettings+0x72/0x150
[ 2394.840862] duplex_show+0x6e/0xc0
[ 2394.841963] dev_attr_show+0x1c/0x40
[ 2394.843048] sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x9b/0x100
[ 2394.844123] seq_read+0x153/0x410
[ 2394.845187] vfs_read+0x91/0x140
[ 2394.846226] ksys_read+0x4f/0xb0
[ 2394.847234] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x1a0
[ 2394.848228] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476 CWE-416
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix command stats access after free Command may fail while driver is reloading and can't accept FW commands till command interface is reinitialized. Such command failure is being logged to command stats. This results in NULL pointer access as command stats structure is being freed and reallocated during mlx5 devlink reload (see kernel log below). Fix it by making command stats statically allocated on driver probe. Kernel log: [ 2394.808802] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 000000000002a9c0 [ 2394.810610] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 2394.811811] Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI ... [ 2394.815482] RIP: 0010:native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x183/0x1d0 ... [ 2394.829505] Call Trace: [ 2394.830667] _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x23/0x26 [ 2394.831858] cmd_status_err+0x55/0x110 [mlx5_core] [ 2394.833020] mlx5_access_reg+0xe7/0x150 [mlx5_core] [ 2394.834175] mlx5_query_port_ptys+0x78/0xa0 [mlx5_core] [ 2394.835337] mlx5e_ethtool_get_link_ksettings+0x74/0x590 [mlx5_core] [ 2394.836454] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x140/0x1c0 [ 2394.837562] __rh_call_get_link_ksettings+0x33/0x100 [ 2394.838663] ? __rtnl_unlock+0x25/0x50 [ 2394.839755] __ethtool_get_link_ksettings+0x72/0x150 [ 2394.840862] duplex_show+0x6e/0xc0 [ 2394.841963] dev_attr_show+0x1c/0x40 [ 2394.843048] sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x9b/0x100 [ 2394.844123] seq_read+0x153/0x410 [ 2394.845187] vfs_read+0x91/0x140 [ 2394.846226] ksys_read+0x4f/0xb0 [ 2394.847234] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x1a0 [ 2394.848228] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca
Title net/mlx5: Fix command stats access after free
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 6:49 PM
Reserved
Jul 16, 2024, 11:38 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 21, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 21, 2024, 12:00 AM