net/mlx5: Fix possible use-after-free in async command interface
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix possible use-after-free in async command interface mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx should return only after all its callback handlers were completed. Before this patch, the below race between mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx and mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler was possible and lead to a use-after-free: 1. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx is called while num_inflight is 2 (i.e. elevated by 1, a single inflight callback). 2. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx decreases num_inflight to 1. 3. mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler is called, decreases num_inflight to 0 and is about to call wake_up(). 4. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx calls wait_event, which returns immediately as the condition (num_inflight == 0) holds. 5. mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx returns. 6. The caller of mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx frees the mlx5_async_ctx object. 7. mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler goes on and calls wake_up() on the freed object. Fix it by syncing using a completion object. Mark it completed when num_inflight reaches 0. Trace: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888139cd12f4 by task swapper/5/0 CPU: 5 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/5 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc3_for_upstream_debug_2022_08_30_13_10 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d print_report.cold+0x2d5/0x684 ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 kasan_report+0xb1/0x1a0 ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 do_raw_spin_lock+0x23d/0x270 ? rwlock_bug.part.0+0x90/0x90 ? __delete_object+0xb8/0x100 ? lock_downgrade+0x6e0/0x6e0 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x43/0x60 ? __wake_up_common_lock+0xb9/0x140 __wake_up_common_lock+0xb9/0x140 ? __wake_up_common+0x650/0x650 ? destroy_tis_callback+0x53/0x70 [mlx5_core] ? kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30 ? destroy_tis_callback+0x53/0x70 [mlx5_core] ? kfree+0x1ba/0x520 ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x54/0x220 mlx5_cmd_exec_cb_handler+0x136/0x1a0 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx+0x220/0x220 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5_cmd_cleanup_async_ctx+0x220/0x220 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_comp_handler+0x65a/0x12b0 [mlx5_core] ? dump_command+0xcc0/0xcc0 [mlx5_core] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x400/0x400 ? cmd_comp_notifier+0x7e/0xb0 [mlx5_core] cmd_comp_notifier+0x7e/0xb0 [mlx5_core] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0xd7/0x1d0 mlx5_eq_async_int+0x3ce/0xa20 [mlx5_core] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0xd7/0x1d0 ? irq_release+0x140/0x140 [mlx5_core] irq_int_handler+0x19/0x30 [mlx5_core] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x1f2/0x620 handle_irq_event+0xb2/0x1d0 handle_edge_irq+0x21e/0xb00 __common_interrupt+0x79/0x1a0 common_interrupt+0x78/0xa0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 RIP: 0010:default_idle+0x42/0x60 Code: c1 83 e0 07 48 c1 e9 03 83 c0 03 0f b6 14 11 38 d0 7c 04 84 d2 75 14 8b 05 eb 47 22 02 85 c0 7e 07 0f 00 2d e0 9f 48 00 fb f4 <c3> 48 c7 c7 80 08 7f 85 e8 d1 d3 3e fe eb de 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 RSP: 0018:ffff888100dbfdf0 EFLAGS: 00000242 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffffffff84ecbd48 RCX: 1ffffffff0afe110 RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff835cc9bc RBP: 0000000000000005 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffff88881dec4ac3 R10: ffffed1103bd8958 R11: 0000017d0ca571c9 R12: 0000000000000005 R13: ffffffff84f024e0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: dffffc0000000000 ? default_idle_call+0xcc/0x450 default_idle_call+0xec/0x450 do_idle+0x394/0x450 ? arch_cpu_idle_exit+0x40/0x40 ? do_idle+0x17/0x450 cpu_startup_entry+0x19/0x20 start_secondary+0x221/0x2b0 ? set_cpu_sibling_map+0x2070/0x2070 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xcd/0xdb </TASK> Allocated by task 49502: kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40 __kasan_kmalloc+0x81/0xa0 kvmalloc_node+0x48/0xe0 mlx5e_bulk_async_init+0x35/0x110 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tls_priv_tx_list_cleanup+0x84/0x3e0 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_ktls_cleanup_tx+0x38f/0x760 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_cleanup_nic_tx+0xa7/0x100 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x1c ---truncated---
- Published
- Dec 24, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 8th percentile
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- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
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- CNA · Linux
- 7.8
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Linux Linux
- 5.1affected
- e355477ed9e4f401e3931043df97325d38552d54 and later · before 69dd3ad406c49aa69ce4852c15231ac56af8caf9affected · git
- e355477ed9e4f401e3931043df97325d38552d54 and later · before bbcc06933f35651294ea1e963757502312c2171faffected · git
- e355477ed9e4f401e3931043df97325d38552d54 and later · before ab3de780c176bb91995c6166a576b370d9726e17affected · git
- e355477ed9e4f401e3931043df97325d38552d54 and later · before 0aa3ee1e4e5c9ed5dda11249450d609c3072c54eaffected · git
- e355477ed9e4f401e3931043df97325d38552d54 and later · before bacd22df95147ed673bec4692ab2d4d585935241affected · git
- before 5.1not affected · semver
- 5.4.223 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
- 5.10.153 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.77 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.0.7-1 | 6.0.7-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | before 5.3.18-150300.59.232.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.232.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default-base | before 5.3.18-150300.59.232.1.150300.18.138.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.232.1.150300.18.138.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-rt | before 5.3.18-150300.232.1 | 5.3.18-150300.232.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source-rt | before 5.3.18-150300.232.1 | 5.3.18-150300.232.1 |
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 0aa3ee1e4e5c9ed5dda11249450d609c3072c54e | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 69dd3ad406c49aa69ce4852c15231ac56af8caf9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ab3de780c176bb91995c6166a576b370d9726e17 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | bacd22df95147ed673bec4692ab2d4d585935241 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | bbcc06933f35651294ea1e963757502312c2171f | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.0.7-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.232.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.232.1.150300.18.138.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-rt | 5.3.18-150300.232.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source-rt | 5.3.18-150300.232.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
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- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
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- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa3ee1e4e5c9ed5dda11249450d609c3072c54e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/69dd3ad406c49aa69ce4852c15231ac56af8caf9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab3de780c176bb91995c6166a576b370d9726e17
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bacd22df95147ed673bec4692ab2d4d585935241
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcc06933f35651294ea1e963757502312c2171f
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