Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: Handle pairing of E-switch via uplink un/load APIs
In case user switch a device from switchdev mode to legacy mode, mlx5
first unpair the E-switch and afterwards unload the uplink vport.
From the other hand, in case user remove or reload a device, mlx5
first unload the uplink vport and afterwards unpair the E-switch.
The latter is causing a bug[1], hence, handle pairing of E-switch as
part of uplink un/load APIs.
[1]
In case VF_LAG is used, every tc fdb flow is duplicated to the peer
esw. However, the original esw keeps a pointer to this duplicated
flow, not the peer esw.
e.g.: if user create tc fdb flow over esw0, the flow is duplicated
over esw1, in FW/HW, but in SW, esw0 keeps a pointer to the duplicated
flow.
During module unload while a peer tc fdb flow is still offloaded, in
case the first device to be removed is the peer device (esw1 in the
example above), the peer net-dev is destroyed, and so the mlx5e_priv
is memset to 0.
Afterwards, the peer device is trying to unpair himself from the
original device (esw0 in the example above). Unpair API invoke the
original device to clear peer flow from its eswitch (esw0), but the
peer flow, which is stored over the original eswitch (esw0), is
trying to use the peer mlx5e_priv, which is memset to 0 and result in
bellow kernel-oops.
[ 157.964081 ] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 000000000002ce60
[ 157.964662 ] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 157.965123 ] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 157.965582 ] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 157.965866 ] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
[ 157.967670 ] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_flow+0x48/0x460 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.976164 ] Call Trace:
[ 157.976437 ] <TASK>
[ 157.976690 ] __mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_peer_flow+0xe6/0x100 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.977230 ] mlx5e_tc_clean_fdb_peer_flows+0x67/0x90 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.977767 ] mlx5_esw_offloads_unpair+0x2d/0x1e0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.984653 ] mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_event+0xbf/0x130 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.985212 ] mlx5_devcom_send_event+0xa3/0xb0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.985714 ] esw_offloads_disable+0x5a/0x110 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.986209 ] mlx5_eswitch_disable_locked+0x152/0x170 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.986757 ] mlx5_eswitch_disable+0x51/0x80 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.987248 ] mlx5_unload+0x2a/0xb0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.987678 ] mlx5_uninit_one+0x5f/0xd0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.988127 ] remove_one+0x64/0xe0 [mlx5_core]
[ 157.988549 ] pci_device_remove+0x31/0xa0
[ 157.988933 ] device_release_driver_internal+0x18f/0x1f0
[ 157.989402 ] driver_detach+0x3f/0x80
[ 157.989754 ] bus_remove_driver+0x70/0xf0
[ 157.990129 ] pci_unregister_driver+0x34/0x90
[ 157.990537 ] mlx5_cleanup+0xc/0x1c [mlx5_core]
[ 157.990972 ] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x15a/0x250
[ 157.991398 ] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xea/0x110
[ 157.991840 ] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90
[ 157.992198 ] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.0 | 6.1.31 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.3.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.3.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.37-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-intel +9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +49 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +21 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 +6 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31 | 1-150500.11.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2025-2087 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026