{"id":"CVE-2024-50147","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"net/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization\n\nCommand bitmask have a dedicated bit for MANAGE_PAGES command, this bit\nisn't Initialize during command bitmask Initialization, only during\nMANAGE_PAGES.\n\nIn addition, mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() is trying to trigger\ncompletion for MANAGE_PAGES command as well.\n\nHence, in case health error occurred before any MANAGE_PAGES command\nhave been invoke (for example, during mlx5_enable_hca()),\nmlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() will try to trigger completion for\nMANAGE_PAGES command, which will result in null-ptr-deref error.[1]\n\nFix it by Initialize command bitmask correctly.\n\nWhile at it, re-write the code for better understanding.\n\n[1]\nBUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\nWrite of size 4 at addr 0000000000000214 by task kworker/u96:2/12078\nCPU: 10 PID: 12078 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2_for_upstream_debug_2024_04_07_19_01 #1\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\nWorkqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core]\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n dump_stack_lvl+0x7e/0xc0\n kasan_report+0xb9/0xf0\n kasan_check_range+0xec/0x190\n mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_cmd_flush+0x94/0x240 [mlx5_core]\n enter_error_state+0x6c/0xd0 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work+0xf3/0x480 [mlx5_core]\n process_one_work+0x787/0x1490\n ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400\n ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0xda0/0xda0\n ? assign_work+0x168/0x240\n worker_thread+0x586/0xd30\n ? rescuer_thread+0xae0/0xae0\n kthread+0x2df/0x3b0\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x70\n ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20\n </TASK>","publishedAt":"2024-11-07T09:31:24.151Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T20:46:21.355Z","severity":{"score":5.5,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520","status":"affected","lessThan":"d1606090bb294cecb7de3c4ed177f5aa0abd4c4e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520","status":"affected","lessThan":"d88564c79d1cedaf2655f12261eca0d2796bde4e","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520","status":"affected","lessThan":"2feac1e562be0efc621a6722644a90f355d53473","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9b98d395b85dd042fe83fb696b1ac02e6c93a520","status":"affected","lessThan":"d62b14045c6511a7b2d4948d1a83a4e592deeb05","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.1","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.1","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.115","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.59","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.11.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.11.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1606090bb294cecb7de3c4ed177f5aa0abd4c4e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88564c79d1cedaf2655f12261eca0d2796bde4e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2feac1e562be0efc621a6722644a90f355d53473","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d62b14045c6511a7b2d4948d1a83a4e592deeb05","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"],"weaknesses":["CWE-476"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:07:56.516Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2024/50xxx/CVE-2024-50147.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2024-50147","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2024-11-07T09:31:24.151Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T20:46:21.355Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2024-10-21T19:36:19.958Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"net/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Fix command bitmask initialization\n\nCommand bitmask have a dedicated bit for MANAGE_PAGES command, this bit\nisn't Initialize during command bitmask Initialization, only during\nMANAGE_PAGES.\n\nIn addition, mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() is trying to trigger\ncompletion for MANAGE_PAGES command as well.\n\nHence, in case health error occurred before any MANAGE_PAGES command\nhave been invoke (for example, during mlx5_enable_hca()),\nmlx5_cmd_trigger_completions() will try to trigger completion for\nMANAGE_PAGES command, which will result in null-ptr-deref error.[1]\n\nFix it by Initialize command bitmask correctly.\n\nWhile at it, re-write the code for better understanding.\n\n[1]\nBUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\nWrite of size 4 at addr 0000000000000214 by task kworker/u96:2/12078\nCPU: 10 PID: 12078 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc2_for_upstream_debug_2024_04_07_19_01 #1\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\nWorkqueue: mlx5_health0000:08:00.0 mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core]\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n dump_stack_lvl+0x7e/0xc0\n kasan_report+0xb9/0xf0\n kasan_check_range+0xec/0x190\n mlx5_cmd_trigger_completions+0x1db/0x600 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_cmd_flush+0x94/0x240 [mlx5_core]\n enter_error_state+0x6c/0xd0 [mlx5_core]\n mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_err_work+0xf3/0x480 [mlx5_core]\n process_one_work+0x787/0x1490\n ? 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