SB2024070210 - Incorrect calculation in Linux kernel mellanox mlxsw driver
Published: July 2, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070210
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36007)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect calculation within the mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_rehash_work(), mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_rehash_ctx_vregion_changed(), mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vchunk_migrate_end(), mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vchunk_migrate_one(), mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_migrate() and mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_rehash_start() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88631855026b55cad901ac28d081e0f358e596
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d76bd2a0034d0d08045c1c6adf2235d88982952
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/039992b6d2df097c65f480dcf269de3d2656f573
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/751d352858108314efd33dddd5a9a2b6bf7d6916
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e890456051fe8c57944b911defb3e6de91315861
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e9e0bbae652b9b2049e51699e93dfa60b2988d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/743edc8547a92b6192aa1f1b6bb78233fa21dc9b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.158
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.275
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.90
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.30