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mlxbf_gige: call request_irq() after NAPI initialized

Published May 19, 2024 · Updated May 11, 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-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 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-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 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-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-intel Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 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-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

mlxbf_gige: call request_irq() after NAPI initialized

The mlxbf_gige driver encounters a NULL pointer exception in
mlxbf_gige_open() when kdump is enabled. The sequence to reproduce
the exception is as follows:
a) enable kdump
b) trigger kdump via "echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger"
c) kdump kernel executes
d) kdump kernel loads mlxbf_gige module
e) the mlxbf_gige module runs its open() as the
the "oob_net0" interface is brought up
f) mlxbf_gige module will experience an exception
during its open(), something like:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000086000004
EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
SET = 0, FnV = 0
EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000000e29a4000
[0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] SMP
CPU: 0 PID: 812 Comm: NetworkManager Tainted: G OE 5.15.0-1035-bluefield #37-Ubuntu
Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card/BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card, BIOS 4.6.0.13024 Jan 19 2024
pstate: 80400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : 0x0
lr : __napi_poll+0x40/0x230
sp : ffff800008003e00
x29: ffff800008003e00 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 00000000ffffffff
x26: ffff000066027238 x25: ffff00007cedec00 x24: ffff800008003ec8
x23: 000000000000012c x22: ffff800008003eb7 x21: 0000000000000000
x20: 0000000000000001 x19: ffff000066027238 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: ffff578fcb450000 x16: ffffa870b083c7c0 x15: 0000aaab010441d0
x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 00726f7272655f65 x12: 6769675f6662786c
x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffa870b0842398
x8 : 0000000000000004 x7 : fe5a48b9069706ea x6 : 17fdb11fc84ae0d2
x5 : d94a82549d594f35 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000400100
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff000066027238
Call trace:
0x0
net_rx_action+0x178/0x360
__do_softirq+0x15c/0x428
__irq_exit_rcu+0xac/0xec
irq_exit+0x18/0x2c
handle_domain_irq+0x6c/0xa0
gic_handle_irq+0xec/0x1b0
call_on_irq_stack+0x20/0x2c
do_interrupt_handler+0x5c/0x70
el1_interrupt+0x30/0x50
el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x2c
el1h_64_irq+0x7c/0x80
__setup_irq+0x4c0/0x950
request_threaded_irq+0xf4/0x1bc
mlxbf_gige_request_irqs+0x68/0x110 [mlxbf_gige]
mlxbf_gige_open+0x5c/0x170 [mlxbf_gige]
__dev_open+0x100/0x220
__dev_change_flags+0x16c/0x1f0
dev_change_flags+0x2c/0x70
do_setlink+0x220/0xa40
__rtnl_newlink+0x56c/0x8a0
rtnl_newlink+0x58/0x84
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x138/0x3c4
netlink_rcv_skb+0x64/0x130
rtnetlink_rcv+0x20/0x30
netlink_unicast+0x2ec/0x360
netlink_sendmsg+0x278/0x490
__sock_sendmsg+0x5c/0x6c
____sys_sendmsg+0x290/0x2d4
___sys_sendmsg+0x84/0xd0
__sys_sendmsg+0x70/0xd0
__arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x2c/0x40
invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x54/0x184
do_el0_svc+0x30/0xac
el0_svc+0x48/0x160
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa4/0x12c
el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8
Code: bad PC value
---[ end trace 7d1c3f3bf9d81885 ]---
Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception in interrupt
Kernel Offset: 0x2870a7a00000 from 0xffff800008000000
PHYS_OFFSET: 0x80000000
CPU features: 0x0,000005c1,a3332a5a
Memory Limit: none
---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception in interrupt ]---

The exception happens because there is a pending RX interrupt before the
call to request_irq(RX IRQ) executes. Then, the RX IRQ handler fires
immediately after this request_irq() completes. The
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.14 5.15.154

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 6.8.9-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.8.9-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.85-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1040.42 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-38.38 USN-6893-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1011.12 USN-6893-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1010.10 USN-6893-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1010.11 USN-6893-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1006.9 USN-6893-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm +2 6.8.0-1008.8 USN-6918-1, USN-6893-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-intel 6.8.0-1007.14 USN-6893-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1009.9 USN-6893-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1007.7 USN-6893-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 6.8.0-38.38.1 USN-6893-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-116.126 USN-6898-2, USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1065.71 USN-6898-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1011.12~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1068.77 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1068.77.1 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1064.72 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1062.68 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1048.55 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1058.61 USN-6919-1, USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1060.66 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1062.67 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1060.61 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1009.9~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1026.26 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1063.69 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1008.8~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1035.39 USN-7019-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1065.71~20.04.1 USN-6898-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1068.77~20.04.1 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1068.77~20.04.1.1 USN-6917-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1065.73~20.04.1 USN-6927-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1048.55~20.04.1 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-116.126~20.04.1 USN-6898-3, USN-6898-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1058.61~20.04.1 USN-6898-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1060.66~20.04.1 USN-6898-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1027.27~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1063.69~20.04.1 USN-6898-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1061.65~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2006.6 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1004.4 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1058.60 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1066.74 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1065.71+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1068.77+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-115.125+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1064.72+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.28.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:4928
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:4928
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.2 EUS bpftool 7.0.0-284.79.1.el9_2 RHSA-2024:5364
RHEL 9.2 EUS kernel-rt +14 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2 RHSA-2024:5365
RHEL 9.2 EUS perf +48 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2 RHSA-2024:5364

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.28.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux 9 rv +60 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:4928

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4 RXSA-2024:4928, RLSA-2024:4928
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +3 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-18.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1 1-150600.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1 1-150600.13.3.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_15 +1 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +2 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-64kb +5 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +10 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.68.1.150500.6.31.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.58.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.28.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-4928
Oracle Linux 9 rv +27 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-4928

Advisories 31

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