CVE-2024-41047

i40e: Fix XDP program unloading while removing the driver

Published Jul 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i40e: Fix XDP program unloading while removing the driver

The commit 6533e558c650 ("i40e: Fix reset path while removing
the driver") introduced a new PF state "__I40E_IN_REMOVE" to block
modifying the XDP program while the driver is being removed.
Unfortunately, such a change is useful only if the ".ndo_bpf()"
callback was called out of the rmmod context because unloading the
existing XDP program is also a part of driver removing procedure.
In other words, from the rmmod context the driver is expected to
unload the XDP program without reporting any errors. Otherwise,
the kernel warning with callstack is printed out to dmesg.

Example failing scenario:
1. Load the i40e driver.
2. Load the XDP program.
3. Unload the i40e driver (using "rmmod" command).

The example kernel warning log:

[ +0.004646] WARNING: CPU: 94 PID: 10395 at net/core/dev.c:9290 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x7a9/0x870
[...]
[ +0.010959] RIP: 0010:unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x7a9/0x870
[...]
[ +0.002726] Call Trace:
[ +0.002457] <TASK>
[ +0.002119] ? __warn+0x80/0x120
[ +0.003245] ? unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x7a9/0x870
[ +0.005586] ? report_bug+0x164/0x190
[ +0.003678] ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x80
[ +0.003503] ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x70
[ +0.003846] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
[ +0.004200] ? unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x7a9/0x870
[ +0.005579] ? unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x3cc/0x870
[ +0.005586] unregister_netdevice_queue+0xf7/0x140
[ +0.004806] unregister_netdev+0x1c/0x30
[ +0.003933] i40e_vsi_release+0x87/0x2f0 [i40e]
[ +0.004604] i40e_remove+0x1a1/0x420 [i40e]
[ +0.004220] pci_device_remove+0x3f/0xb0
[ +0.003943] device_release_driver_internal+0x19f/0x200
[ +0.005243] driver_detach+0x48/0x90
[ +0.003586] bus_remove_driver+0x6d/0xf0
[ +0.003939] pci_unregister_driver+0x2e/0xb0
[ +0.004278] i40e_exit_module+0x10/0x5f0 [i40e]
[ +0.004570] __do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x197/0x310
[ +0.005153] do_syscall_64+0x85/0x170
[ +0.003684] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x69/0x220
[ +0.004886] ? do_syscall_64+0x95/0x170
[ +0.003851] ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x180
[ +0.003932] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x71/0x79
[ +0.005064] RIP: 0033:0x7f59dc9347cb
[ +0.003648] Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 65 16 0c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83
c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa b8 b0 00 00 00 0f
05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 35 16 0c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48
[ +0.018753] RSP: 002b:00007ffffac99048 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000b0
[ +0.007577] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000559b9bb2f6e0 RCX: 00007f59dc9347cb
[ +0.007140] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000800 RDI: 0000559b9bb2f748
[ +0.007146] RBP: 00007ffffac99070 R08: 1999999999999999 R09: 0000000000000000
[ +0.007133] R10: 00007f59dc9a5ac0 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 0000000000000000
[ +0.007141] R13: 00007ffffac992d8 R14: 0000559b9bb2f6e0 R15: 0000000000000000
[ +0.007151] </TASK>
[ +0.002204] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Fix this by checking if the XDP program is being loaded or unloaded.
Then, block only loading a new program while "__I40E_IN_REMOVE" is set.
Also, move testing "__I40E_IN_REMOVE" flag to the beginning of XDP_SETUP
callback to avoid unnecessary operations and checks.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7019-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-6 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7089-7 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7090-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7095-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7156-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 1.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0014}

epss

{'score': 0.00107}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-372
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': 1.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 23, 2026, 3:51 PM
Reserved
Jul 12, 2024, 12:17 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 29, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:47 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 29, 2024, 12:00 AM