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high 7.0

CVE-2024-38555 json

net/mlx5: Discard command completions in internal error

published 2024-06-19 2 y ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2024-37418

cvss
7.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

net/mlx5: Discard command completions in internal error

Fix use after free when FW completion arrives while device is in internal error state. Avoid calling completion handler in this case, since the device will flush the command interface and trigger all completions manually.

Kernel log: ------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. ... RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 ... Call Trace: <IRQ> ? __warn+0x79/0x120 ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 ? report_bug+0x17c/0x190 ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x60 ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 cmd_ent_put+0x13b/0x160 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_comp_handler+0x5f9/0x670 [mlx5_core] cmd_comp_notifier+0x1f/0x30 [mlx5_core] notifier_call_chain+0x35/0xb0 atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20 mlx5_eq_async_int+0xf6/0x290 [mlx5_core] notifier_call_chain+0x35/0xb0 atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20 irq_int_handler+0x19/0x30 [mlx5_core] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x4b/0x160 handle_irq_event+0x2e/0x80 handle_edge_irq+0x98/0x230 __common_interrupt+0x3b/0xa0 common_interrupt+0x7b/0xa0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.219, 5.12, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.94-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.8.12-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38555

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-121.131
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-40.40
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1069.75
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1013.14
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1068.76
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1012.13
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1066.72
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1008.11

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38555

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • bpftool RHEL 9 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:10771RHSA-2024:9315RHSA-2024:5102RHSA-2024:5101RHSA-2024:5364RHSA-2024:5365

  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-9.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-9.1
  • kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-18.1
  • kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:5101ALSA-2024:5102

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10
  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RXSA-2024:5101RLSA-2024:5102RLSA-2024:5101

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-38555 updated cvss 4.4

kernel: net/mlx5: Discard command completions in internal error

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5255
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5364
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libperf 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:10771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, rtla 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5364
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:10771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-tools 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, python3-perf 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +29 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5065
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5255
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.2) bpftool 7.0.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:10771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.115.1.el8_6, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5065
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5365
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:10771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:9315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.79.1.rt14.364.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5365
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:10771
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5102
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-cross-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-headers 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) kernel-headers 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8, kernel-cross-headers 4.18.0-477.67.1.el8_8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-25-226-15 updated cvss 0.0

Siemens SINEC OS

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) < 3.1 Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family < 3.1
    affected: fixed in V3.1 support.industry.siemens.com
  • Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family
    not affected

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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