CVE-2024-45019
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-667
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Take state lock during tx timeout reporter mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels() requires the state lock taken. The referenced changed in the Fixes tag removed the lock to fix another issue. This patch adds it back but at a later point (when calling mlx5e_safe_reopen_channels()) to avoid the deadlock referenced in the Fixes tag.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03d3734bd692affe4d0e9c9d638f491aaf37411b ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03d3734bd692affe4d0e9c9d638f491aaf37411bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e57e66ecbdd2fddc9fbf3e984b1c523b70e9809Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3b9a87adee97854bcd71057901d46943076267ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6b5afd30b99b43682a7764e1a74a42fe4d5f4b3Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html