CVE-2024-56656

The CVE-2024-56656 issue is in the bnxt_en driver for Linux kernels, where 5760X (P7) hardware redefined aggregation ID fields from 16 to 12 bits. The aggregation ID mask was not updated, risking mis-staging GRO/LRO packet headers and potentially triggering kernel BUG__skb_pull in __bnxt_tpa_end/...

CVE-2024-56656 bnxt_en: Fix aggregation ID mask to prevent oops on 5760X chips

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxten: Fix aggregation ID mask to prevent oops on 5760X chips The 5760X P7 chip's HW GRO/LRO interface is very similar to that of the previous generation 5750X or P5. However, the aggregation ID fields in the completion structur...