CVE-2024-43835

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.0-6.10.3 - Denial of Service via NAPI Context Mismanagement in virtio_net

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_net: Fix napi_skb_cache_put warning After the commit bdacf3e34945 ("net: Use nested-BH locking for napi_alloc_cache.") was merged, the following warning began to appear: WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 1 at net/core/skbuff.c:1451 napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0 __warn+0x12f/0x340 napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0 napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0 report_bug+0x165/0x370 handle_bug+0x3d/0x80 exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x50 asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510 napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0 __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510 __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510 __pfx___free_old_xmit+0x10/0x10 The issue arises because virtio is assuming it's running in NAPI context even when it's not, such as in the netpoll case. To resolve this, modify virtnet_poll_tx() to only set NAPI when budget is available. Same for virtnet_poll_cleantx(), which always assumed that it was in a NAPI context.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (23)
linux/Kernel 5.0.0 - 5.4.284linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.167linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.109linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.226linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.50linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.3linux
Linux/Linux < 5.0
Linux/Linux 5.0
Linux/Linux 5.10.226 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.167 - 5.15.*
... and 13 more
Published Aug 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026