7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-39502
ionic: fix use after netif_napi_del()
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ionic: fix use after netif_napi_del() When queues are started, netif_napi_add() and napi_enable() are called. If there are 4 queues and only 3 queues are used for the current configuration, only 3 queues' napi should be registered and enabled. The ionic_qcq_enable() checks whether the .poll pointer is not NULL for enabling only the using queue' napi. Unused queues' napi will not be registered by netif_napi_add(), so the .poll pointer indicates NULL. But it couldn't distinguish whether the napi was unregistered or not because netif_napi_del() doesn't reset the .poll pointer to NULL. So, ionic_qcq_enable() calls napi_enable() for the queue, which was unregistered by netif_napi_del(). Reproducer: ethtool -L <interface name> rx 1 tx 1 combined 0 ethtool -L <interface name> rx 0 tx 0 combined 1 ethtool -L <interface name> rx 0 tx 0 combined 4 Splat looks like: kernel BUG at net/core/dev.c:6666! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 3 PID: 1057 Comm: kworker/3:3 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc2+ #16 Workqueue: events ionic_lif_deferred_work [ionic] RIP: 0010:napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 Code: 48 89 c2 48 83 e2 f6 80 b9 61 09 00 00 00 74 0d 48 83 bf 60 01 00 00 00 74 03 80 ce 01 f0 4f RSP: 0018:ffffb6ed83227d48 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff97560cda0828 RCX: 0000000000000029 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff97560cda0a28 RBP: ffffb6ed83227d50 R08: 0000000000000400 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff97560ce3c1a0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff975613ba0a20 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff975d5f780000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f8f734ee200 CR3: 0000000103e50000 CR4: 00000000007506f0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? die+0x33/0x90 ? do_trap+0xd9/0x100 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? do_error_trap+0x83/0xb0 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? exc_invalid_op+0x4e/0x70 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ionic_qcq_enable+0xb7/0x180 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] ionic_start_queues+0xc4/0x290 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] ionic_link_status_check+0x11c/0x170 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] ionic_lif_deferred_work+0x129/0x280 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] process_one_work+0x145/0x360 worker_thread+0x2bb/0x3d0 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xcc/0x100 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

INFO

Published Date :

July 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 17, 2025, 3:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-39502 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The Linux kernel is vulnerable; update the kernel to address this use-after-free vulnerability.
  • Update the affected kernel package or packages.
  • Reboot the system if required by updates.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.9.6 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.35 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.95 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4 up to (excluding) 5.4.279 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.221 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.162
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d19267cb150e8f76ade210e16ee820a77f684e7 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d19267cb150e8f76ade210e16ee820a77f684e7 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183ebc167a8a19e916b885d4bb61a3491991bfa5 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183ebc167a8a19e916b885d4bb61a3491991bfa5 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60cd714871cd5a683353a355cbb17a685245cf84 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60cd714871cd5a683353a355cbb17a685245cf84 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f18a41dd056115d685f3b0a419c7cd40055e13 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f18a41dd056115d685f3b0a419c7cd40055e13 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8edd18dab443863e9e48f084e7f123fca3065e4e Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8edd18dab443863e9e48f084e7f123fca3065e4e Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a87d72b37b9ec2c1e18fe36b09241d8b30334a2e Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a87d72b37b9ec2c1e18fe36b09241d8b30334a2e Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9c2a9426ecf5b9631e9fd74993b357262387d6 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9c2a9426ecf5b9631e9fd74993b357262387d6 Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d19267cb150e8f76ade210e16ee820a77f684e7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183ebc167a8a19e916b885d4bb61a3491991bfa5
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60cd714871cd5a683353a355cbb17a685245cf84
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f18a41dd056115d685f3b0a419c7cd40055e13
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8edd18dab443863e9e48f084e7f123fca3065e4e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a87d72b37b9ec2c1e18fe36b09241d8b30334a2e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9c2a9426ecf5b9631e9fd74993b357262387d6
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ionic: fix use after netif_napi_del() When queues are started, netif_napi_add() and napi_enable() are called. If there are 4 queues and only 3 queues are used for the current configuration, only 3 queues' napi should be registered and enabled. The ionic_qcq_enable() checks whether the .poll pointer is not NULL for enabling only the using queue' napi. Unused queues' napi will not be registered by netif_napi_add(), so the .poll pointer indicates NULL. But it couldn't distinguish whether the napi was unregistered or not because netif_napi_del() doesn't reset the .poll pointer to NULL. So, ionic_qcq_enable() calls napi_enable() for the queue, which was unregistered by netif_napi_del(). Reproducer: ethtool -L <interface name> rx 1 tx 1 combined 0 ethtool -L <interface name> rx 0 tx 0 combined 1 ethtool -L <interface name> rx 0 tx 0 combined 4 Splat looks like: kernel BUG at net/core/dev.c:6666! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 3 PID: 1057 Comm: kworker/3:3 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc2+ #16 Workqueue: events ionic_lif_deferred_work [ionic] RIP: 0010:napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 Code: 48 89 c2 48 83 e2 f6 80 b9 61 09 00 00 00 74 0d 48 83 bf 60 01 00 00 00 74 03 80 ce 01 f0 4f RSP: 0018:ffffb6ed83227d48 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff97560cda0828 RCX: 0000000000000029 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff97560cda0a28 RBP: ffffb6ed83227d50 R08: 0000000000000400 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff97560ce3c1a0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff975613ba0a20 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff975d5f780000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f8f734ee200 CR3: 0000000103e50000 CR4: 00000000007506f0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? die+0x33/0x90 ? do_trap+0xd9/0x100 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? do_error_trap+0x83/0xb0 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? exc_invalid_op+0x4e/0x70 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? napi_enable+0x3b/0x40 ionic_qcq_enable+0xb7/0x180 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] ionic_start_queues+0xc4/0x290 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] ionic_link_status_check+0x11c/0x170 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] ionic_lif_deferred_work+0x129/0x280 [ionic 59bdfc8a035436e1c4224ff7d10789e3f14643f8] process_one_work+0x145/0x360 worker_thread+0x2bb/0x3d0 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xcc/0x100 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d19267cb150e8f76ade210e16ee820a77f684e7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9c2a9426ecf5b9631e9fd74993b357262387d6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8edd18dab443863e9e48f084e7f123fca3065e4e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60cd714871cd5a683353a355cbb17a685245cf84 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183ebc167a8a19e916b885d4bb61a3491991bfa5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a87d72b37b9ec2c1e18fe36b09241d8b30334a2e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f18a41dd056115d685f3b0a419c7cd40055e13 [No types assigned]
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
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