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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-47247 EUVD-2021-33895GHSA-2hh5-254v-jpf4

net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free of encap entry in neigh update handler

Published May 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free of encap entry in neigh update handler

Function mlx5e_rep_neigh_update() wasn't updated to accommodate rtnl lock
removal from TC filter update path and properly handle concurrent encap
entry insertion/deletion which can lead to following use-after-free:

[23827.464923] ==================================================================
[23827.469446] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in mlx5e_encap_take+0x72/0x140 [mlx5_core]
[23827.470971] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881d132228c by task kworker/u20:6/21635
[23827.472251]
[23827.472615] CPU: 9 PID: 21635 Comm: kworker/u20:6 Not tainted 5.13.0-rc3+ #5
[23827.473788] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[23827.475639] Workqueue: mlx5e mlx5e_rep_neigh_update [mlx5_core]
[23827.476731] Call Trace:
[23827.477260] dump_stack+0xbb/0x107
[23827.477906] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x18/0x140
[23827.478896] ? mlx5e_encap_take+0x72/0x140 [mlx5_core]
[23827.479879] ? mlx5e_encap_take+0x72/0x140 [mlx5_core]
[23827.480905] kasan_report.cold+0x7c/0xd8
[23827.481701] ? mlx5e_encap_take+0x72/0x140 [mlx5_core]
[23827.482744] kasan_check_range+0x145/0x1a0
[23827.493112] mlx5e_encap_take+0x72/0x140 [mlx5_core]
[23827.494054] ? mlx5e_tc_tun_encap_info_equal_generic+0x140/0x140 [mlx5_core]
[23827.495296] mlx5e_rep_neigh_update+0x41e/0x5e0 [mlx5_core]
[23827.496338] ? mlx5e_rep_neigh_entry_release+0xb80/0xb80 [mlx5_core]
[23827.497486] ? read_word_at_a_time+0xe/0x20
[23827.498250] ? strscpy+0xa0/0x2a0
[23827.498889] process_one_work+0x8ac/0x14e0
[23827.499638] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400
[23827.500537] ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x2c0/0x2c0
[23827.501359] ? rwlock_bug.part.0+0x90/0x90
[23827.502116] worker_thread+0x53b/0x1220
[23827.502831] ? process_one_work+0x14e0/0x14e0
[23827.503627] kthread+0x328/0x3f0
[23827.504254] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x24/0x40
[23827.505065] ? __kthread_bind_mask+0x90/0x90
[23827.505912] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
[23827.506621]
[23827.506987] Allocated by task 28248:
[23827.507694] kasan_save_stack+0x1b/0x40
[23827.508476] __kasan_kmalloc+0x7c/0x90
[23827.509197] mlx5e_attach_encap+0xde1/0x1d40 [mlx5_core]
[23827.510194] mlx5e_tc_add_fdb_flow+0x397/0xc40 [mlx5_core]
[23827.511218] __mlx5e_add_fdb_flow+0x519/0xb30 [mlx5_core]
[23827.512234] mlx5e_configure_flower+0x191c/0x4870 [mlx5_core]
[23827.513298] tc_setup_cb_add+0x1d5/0x420
[23827.514023] fl_hw_replace_filter+0x382/0x6a0 [cls_flower]
[23827.514975] fl_change+0x2ceb/0x4a51 [cls_flower]
[23827.515821] tc_new_tfilter+0x89a/0x2070
[23827.516548] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x644/0x8c0
[23827.517300] netlink_rcv_skb+0x11d/0x340
[23827.518021] netlink_unicast+0x42b/0x700
[23827.518742] netlink_sendmsg+0x743/0xc20
[23827.519467] sock_sendmsg+0xb2/0xe0
[23827.520131] ____sys_sendmsg+0x590/0x770
[23827.520851] ___sys_sendmsg+0xd8/0x160
[23827.521552] __sys_sendmsg+0xb7/0x140
[23827.522238] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x70
[23827.522907] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
[23827.523797]
[23827.524163] Freed by task 25948:
[23827.524780] kasan_save_stack+0x1b/0x40
[23827.525488] kasan_set_track+0x1c/0x30
[23827.526187] kasan_set_free_info+0x20/0x30
[23827.526968] __kasan_slab_free+0xed/0x130
[23827.527709] slab_free_freelist_hook+0xcf/0x1d0
[23827.528528] kmem_cache_free_bulk+0x33a/0x6e0
[23827.529317] kfree_rcu_work+0x55f/0xb70
[23827.530024] process_one_work+0x8ac/0x14e0
[23827.530770] worker_thread+0x53b/0x1220
[23827.531480] kthread+0x328/0x3f0
[23827.532114] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
[23827.532785]
[23827.533147] Last potentially related work creation:
[23827.534007] kasan_save_stack+0x1b/0x40
[23827.534710] kasan_record_aux_stack+0xab/0xc0
[23827.535492] kvfree_call_rcu+0x31/0x7b0
[23827.536206] mlx5e_tc_del
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.4 5.10.237

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.14.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.14.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.14.6-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.237-1 DLA-4178-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +27 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +6 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1.150200.9.101.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1.150200.9.101.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.175.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2384-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.175.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2384-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_50 1-150200.5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1.150200.9.101.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1

Advisories 4

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