CVE-2022-48883

2024-08-2107:15:04

Linux

web.nvd.nist.gov

linux kernel

net/mlx5e

vulnerability

patched

ipoib

block pkey interfaces

rx queues

netlink

child pkey interfaces

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

9.5%

JSON

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

net/mlx5e: IPoIB, Block PKEY interfaces with less rx queues than parent

A user is able to configure an arbitrary number of rx queues when
creating an interface via netlink. This doesn’t work for child PKEY
interfaces because the child interface uses the parent receive channels.

Although the child shares the parent’s receive channels, the number of
rx queues is important for the channel_stats array: the parent’s rx
channel index is used to access the child’s channel_stats. So the array
has to be at least as large as the parent’s rx queue size for the
counting to work correctly and to prevent out of bound accesses.

This patch checks for the mentioned scenario and returns an error when
trying to create the interface. The error is propagated to the user.

Affected configurations

Vulners

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.17–6.1.7

linuxlinux_kernelRange6.2.0≥

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "be98737a4faa",
        "lessThan": "5844a46f09f7",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "be98737a4faa",
        "lessThan": "31c70bfe58ef",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "5.17",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.17",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.7",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.2",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]