CVE-2024-50136

net/mlx5: Unregister notifier on eswitch init failure

Published Nov 5, 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: Unregister notifier on eswitch init failure

It otherwise remains registered and a subsequent attempt at eswitch
enabling might trigger warnings of the sort:

[ 682.589148] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 682.590204] notifier callback eswitch_vport_event [mlx5_core] already registered
[ 682.590256] WARNING: CPU: 13 PID: 2660 at kernel/notifier.c:31 notifier_chain_register+0x3e/0x90
[...snipped]
[ 682.610052] Call Trace:
[ 682.610369] <TASK>
[ 682.610663] ? __warn+0x7c/0x110
[ 682.611050] ? notifier_chain_register+0x3e/0x90
[ 682.611556] ? report_bug+0x148/0x170
[ 682.611977] ? handle_bug+0x36/0x70
[ 682.612384] ? exc_invalid_op+0x13/0x60
[ 682.612817] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20
[ 682.613284] ? notifier_chain_register+0x3e/0x90
[ 682.613789] atomic_notifier_chain_register+0x25/0x40
[ 682.614322] mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked+0x1d4/0x3b0 [mlx5_core]
[ 682.614965] mlx5_eswitch_enable+0xc9/0x100 [mlx5_core]
[ 682.615551] mlx5_device_enable_sriov+0x25/0x340 [mlx5_core]
[ 682.616170] mlx5_core_sriov_configure+0x50/0x170 [mlx5_core]
[ 682.616789] sriov_numvfs_store+0xb0/0x1b0
[ 682.617248] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x117/0x1a0
[ 682.617734] vfs_write+0x231/0x3f0
[ 682.618138] ksys_write+0x63/0xe0
[ 682.618536] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0x100
[ 682.618958] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53

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-7276-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7277-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7310-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7449-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7449-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7450-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7451-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7452-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7453-1 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7468-1 Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7523-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7524-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) 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
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00038}

epss

{'score': 0.00039}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-459
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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: Unregister notifier on eswitch init failure It otherwise remains registered and a subsequent attempt at eswitch enabling might trigger warnings of the sort: [ 682.589148] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 682.590204] notifier callback eswitch_vport_event [mlx5_core] already registered [ 682.590256] WARNING: CPU: 13 PID: 2660 at kernel/notifier.c:31 notifier_chain_register+0x3e/0x90 [...snipped] [ 682.610052] Call Trace: [ 682.610369] <TASK> [ 682.610663] ? __warn+0x7c/0x110 [ 682.611050] ? notifier_chain_register+0x3e/0x90 [ 682.611556] ? report_bug+0x148/0x170 [ 682.611977] ? handle_bug+0x36/0x70 [ 682.612384] ? exc_invalid_op+0x13/0x60 [ 682.612817] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ 682.613284] ? notifier_chain_register+0x3e/0x90 [ 682.613789] atomic_notifier_chain_register+0x25/0x40 [ 682.614322] mlx5_eswitch_enable_locked+0x1d4/0x3b0 [mlx5_core] [ 682.614965] mlx5_eswitch_enable+0xc9/0x100 [mlx5_core] [ 682.615551] mlx5_device_enable_sriov+0x25/0x340 [mlx5_core] [ 682.616170] mlx5_core_sriov_configure+0x50/0x170 [mlx5_core] [ 682.616789] sriov_numvfs_store+0xb0/0x1b0 [ 682.617248] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x117/0x1a0 [ 682.617734] vfs_write+0x231/0x3f0 [ 682.618138] ksys_write+0x63/0xe0 [ 682.618536] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0x100 [ 682.618958] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
Title net/mlx5: Unregister notifier on eswitch init failure
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 23, 2026, 3:54 PM
Reserved
Oct 21, 2024, 7:36 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 5, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:03 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 5, 2024, 12:00 AM