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High · 7.5 CVE-2023-53463 EUVD-2025-32808GHSA-m8cg-86wh-jh9h

ibmvnic: Do not reset dql stats on NON_FATAL err

Published Oct 1, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

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

ibmvnic: Do not reset dql stats on NON_FATAL err

All ibmvnic resets, make a call to netdev_tx_reset_queue() when
re-opening the device. netdev_tx_reset_queue() resets the num_queued
and num_completed byte counters. These stats are used in Byte Queue
Limit (BQL) algorithms. The difference between these two stats tracks
the number of bytes currently sitting on the physical NIC. ibmvnic
increases the number of queued bytes though calls to
netdev_tx_sent_queue() in the drivers xmit function. When, VIOS reports
that it is done transmitting bytes, the ibmvnic device increases the
number of completed bytes through calls to netdev_tx_completed_queue().
It is important to note that the driver batches its transmit calls and
num_queued is increased every time that an skb is added to the next
batch, not necessarily when the batch is sent to VIOS for transmission.

Unlike other reset types, a NON FATAL reset will not flush the sub crq
tx buffers. Therefore, it is possible for the batched skb array to be
partially full. So if there is call to netdev_tx_reset_queue() when
re-opening the device, the value of num_queued (0) would not account
for the skb's that are currently batched. Eventually, when the batch
is sent to VIOS, the call to netdev_tx_completed_queue() would increase
num_completed to a value greater than the num_queued. This causes a
BUG_ON crash:

ibmvnic 30000002: Firmware reports error, cause: adapter problem.
Starting recovery...
ibmvnic 30000002: tx error 600
ibmvnic 30000002: tx error 600
ibmvnic 30000002: tx error 600
ibmvnic 30000002: tx error 600
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c:27!
Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 5
[....]
NIP dql_completed+0x28/0x1c0
LR ibmvnic_complete_tx.isra.0+0x23c/0x420 [ibmvnic]
Call Trace:
ibmvnic_complete_tx.isra.0+0x3f8/0x420 [ibmvnic] (unreliable)
ibmvnic_interrupt_tx+0x40/0x70 [ibmvnic]
__handle_irq_event_percpu+0x98/0x270
---[ end trace ]---

Therefore, do not reset the dql stats when performing a NON_FATAL reset.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.11 5.15.121

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 6.4.4-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.4.4-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.52-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1027.29 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-intel +9 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-86.96 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1047.52 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1049.56 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1049.56.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1044.52 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1044.49 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1030.35 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1040.43 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1043.49 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-86.95 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1037.37 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1018.18 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1005.5 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1045.51 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1025.29 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1047.52~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1049.56~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1044.52~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-86.96~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1040.43~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1043.49~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-86.95~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1018.18~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1045.51~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1043.47~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1040.42 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1048.54 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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SLES 15 SP7 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
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
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-35.1.21.12 SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-37.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-35.1.21.12 SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-37.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1
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 Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
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SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
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SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
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
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1
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SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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