Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ionic: fix kernel panic in XDP_TX action
In the XDP_TX path, ionic driver sends a packet to the TX path with rx
page and corresponding dma address.
After tx is done, ionic_tx_clean() frees that page.
But RX ring buffer isn't reset to NULL.
So, it uses a freed page, which causes kernel panic.
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff8881576c110c
PGD 773801067 P4D 773801067 PUD 87f086067 PMD 87efca067 PTE 800ffffea893e060
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC KASAN NOPTI
CPU: 1 PID: 25 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 6.9.0+ #11
Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME Z690-P D4, BIOS 0603 11/01/2021
RIP: 0010:bpf_prog_f0b8caeac1068a55_balancer_ingress+0x3b/0x44f
Code: 00 53 41 55 41 56 41 57 b8 01 00 00 00 48 8b 5f 08 4c 8b 77 00 4c 89 f7 48 83 c7 0e 48 39 d8
RSP: 0018:ffff888104e6fa28 EFLAGS: 00010283
RAX: 0000000000000002 RBX: ffff8881576c1140 RCX: 0000000000000002
RDX: ffffffffc0051f64 RSI: ffffc90002d33048 RDI: ffff8881576c110e
RBP: ffff888104e6fa88 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffed1027a04a23
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8881b03a21a8
R13: ffff8881589f800f R14: ffff8881576c1100 R15: 00000001576c1100
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88881ae00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: ffff8881576c110c CR3: 0000000767a90000 CR4: 00000000007506f0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die+0x20/0x70
? page_fault_oops+0x254/0x790
? __pfx_page_fault_oops+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_is_prefetch.constprop.0+0x10/0x10
? search_bpf_extables+0x165/0x260
? fixup_exception+0x4a/0x970
? exc_page_fault+0xcb/0xe0
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
? 0xffffffffc0051f64
? bpf_prog_f0b8caeac1068a55_balancer_ingress+0x3b/0x44f
? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x54/0x220
ionic_rx_service+0x11ab/0x3010 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
? ionic_tx_clean+0x29b/0xc60 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
? __pfx_ionic_tx_clean+0x10/0x10 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
? __pfx_ionic_rx_service+0x10/0x10 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
? ionic_tx_cq_service+0x25d/0xa00 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
? __pfx_ionic_rx_service+0x10/0x10 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
ionic_cq_service+0x69/0x150 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
ionic_txrx_napi+0x11a/0x540 [ionic 9180c3001ab627d82bbc5f3ebe8a0decaf6bb864]
__napi_poll.constprop.0+0xa0/0x440
net_rx_action+0x7e7/0xc30
? __pfx_net_rx_action+0x10/0x10
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 | 6.9.6 |
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 | 6.9.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.9.7-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | bpftool | 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| RHEL 9 | rv +67 | 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 | RHSA-2024:9315 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | bpftool | 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 | ELSA-2024-9315 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | rv +28 | 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 | ELSA-2024-9315 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2024-1607 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 5, 2026
- RHSA-2024:9315 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
- ELSA-2024-9315 Moderate: kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 14, 2024