CVE-2024-53121

The CVE-2024-53121 issue is in the Linux kernel’s mlx5 offload path (net/mlx5) where a two‑step delete of an FTE could race with a new rule add. Specifically, the deletion sequence first removes the FTE from hardware and clears its deletion function, then removes the software copy from the xarray...

CVE-2024-53121 net/mlx5: fs, lock FTE when checking if active

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: fs, lock FTE when checking if active The referenced commits introduced a two-step process for deleting FTEs: - Lock the FTE, delete it from hardware, set the hardware deletion function to NULL and unlock the FTE. - Lock...