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CVE-2025-21662
Mellanox Technologies mlx5 Core Deadlock Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix variable not being completed when function returns When cmd_alloc_index(), fails cmd_work_handler() needs to complete ent->slotted before returning early. Otherwise the task which issued the command may hang: mlx5_core 0000:01:00.0: cmd_work_handler:877:(pid 3880418): failed to allocate command entry INFO: task kworker/13:2:4055883 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Not tainted 4.19.90-25.44.v2101.ky10.aarch64 #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. kworker/13:2 D 0 4055883 2 0x00000228 Workqueue: events mlx5e_tx_dim_work [mlx5_core] Call trace: __switch_to+0xe8/0x150 __schedule+0x2a8/0x9b8 schedule+0x2c/0x88 schedule_timeout+0x204/0x478 wait_for_common+0x154/0x250 wait_for_completion+0x28/0x38 cmd_exec+0x7a0/0xa00 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_exec+0x54/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq+0x6c/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0xa0/0xb8 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tx_dim_work+0x54/0x68 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x1b0/0x448 worker_thread+0x54/0x468 kthread+0x134/0x138 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18

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Published Date :

Jan. 21, 2025, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 21, 2025, 1:15 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

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Exploitability Score :

Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e2909c6bec9048f49d0c8e16887c63b50b14647
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229cc10284373fbe754e623b7033dca7e7470ec8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36124081f6ffd9dfaad48830bdf106bb82a9457d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0a2808767ac39f64b1d9a0ff865c255073cf3d4

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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jan. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix variable not being completed when function returns When cmd_alloc_index(), fails cmd_work_handler() needs to complete ent->slotted before returning early. Otherwise the task which issued the command may hang: mlx5_core 0000:01:00.0: cmd_work_handler:877:(pid 3880418): failed to allocate command entry INFO: task kworker/13:2:4055883 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Not tainted 4.19.90-25.44.v2101.ky10.aarch64 #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. kworker/13:2 D 0 4055883 2 0x00000228 Workqueue: events mlx5e_tx_dim_work [mlx5_core] Call trace: __switch_to+0xe8/0x150 __schedule+0x2a8/0x9b8 schedule+0x2c/0x88 schedule_timeout+0x204/0x478 wait_for_common+0x154/0x250 wait_for_completion+0x28/0x38 cmd_exec+0x7a0/0xa00 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_exec+0x54/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq+0x6c/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_core_modify_cq_moderation+0xa0/0xb8 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tx_dim_work+0x54/0x68 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x1b0/0x448 worker_thread+0x54/0x468 kthread+0x134/0x138 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e2909c6bec9048f49d0c8e16887c63b50b14647
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229cc10284373fbe754e623b7033dca7e7470ec8
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36124081f6ffd9dfaad48830bdf106bb82a9457d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0a2808767ac39f64b1d9a0ff865c255073cf3d4
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