CVE-2024-57936

CVE-2024-57936 affects Linux kernel RDMA/bnxt_re. Gen P7 supports up to 13 SGEs, while WQE software structure can hold only 6, allowing requests up to 13 SGEs. This discrepancy led to traffic failures and potential system crashes. The fix uses a define for the max SGE supported for both static an...

CVE-2024-57936 RDMA/bnxt_re: Fix max SGEs for the Work Request

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxtre: Fix max SGEs for the Work Request Gen P7 supports up to 13 SGEs for now. WQE software structure can hold only 6 now. Since the max send sge is reported as 13, the stack can give requests up to 13 SGEs. This is causin...