Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mlxbf_gige: call request_irq() after NAPI initialized

The mlxbf_gige driver encounters a NULL pointer exception in
mlxbf_gige_open() when kdump is enabled. The sequence to reproduce
the exception is as follows:
a) enable kdump
b) trigger kdump via "echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger"
c) kdump kernel executes
d) kdump kernel loads mlxbf_gige module
e) the mlxbf_gige module runs its open() as the
the "oob_net0" interface is brought up
f) mlxbf_gige module will experience an exception
during its open(), something like:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000086000004
EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
SET = 0, FnV = 0
EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000000e29a4000
[0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] SMP
CPU: 0 PID: 812 Comm: NetworkManager Tainted: G OE 5.15.0-1035-bluefield #37-Ubuntu
Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card/BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card, BIOS 4.6.0.13024 Jan 19 2024
pstate: 80400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : 0x0
lr : __napi_poll+0x40/0x230
sp : ffff800008003e00
x29: ffff800008003e00 x28: 0000000000000000 x...

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-35907

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.08% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a583117668ddb86e98f2e11c7caa3db0e6df52a3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24444af5ddf729376b90db0f135fa19973cb5dab
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867a2f598af6a645c865d1101b58c5e070c6dd9e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8feb1652afe9c5d019059a55c90f70690dce0f52
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7442a634ac06b953fc1f7418f307b25acd4cfbc

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