🛡️ CVE-2024-50040 — kernel
Description
igb: Do not bring the device up after non-fatal error
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
igb: Do not bring the device up after non-fatal error
Commit 004d25060c78 ("igb: Fix igb_down hung on surprise removal")
changed igb_io_error_detected() to ignore non-fatal pcie errors in order
to avoid hung task that can happen when igb_down() is called multiple
times. This caused an issue when processing transient non-fatal errors.
igb_io_resume(), which is called after igb_io_error_detected(), assumes
that device is brought down by igb_io_error_detected() if the interface
is up. This resulted in panic with stacktrace below.
[ T3256] igb 0000:09:00.0 haeth0: igb: haeth0 NIC Link is Down
[ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: Uncorrected (Non-Fatal) error received: 0000:09:00.0
[ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Uncorrected (Non-Fatal), type=Transaction Layer, (Requester ID)
[ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: device [8086:1537] error status/mask=00004000/00000000
[ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: [14] CmpltTO [ 200.105524,009][ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: AER: TLP Header: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: broadcast error_detected message
[ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: Non-correctable non-fatal error reported.
[ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: broadcast mmio_enabled message
[ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: broadcast resume message
[ T292] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ T292] kernel BUG at net/core/dev.c:6539!
[ T292] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ T292] RIP: 0010:napi_enable+0x37/0x40
[ T292] Call Trace:
[ T292] <TASK>
[ T292] ? die+0x33/0x90
[ T292] ? do_trap+0xdc/0x110
[ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40
[ T292] ? do_error_trap+0x70/0xb0
[ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40
[ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40
[ T292] ? exc_invalid_op+0x4e/0x70
[ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40
[ T292] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20
[ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40
[ T292] igb_up+0x41/0x150
[ T292] igb_io_resume+0x25/0x70
[ T292] report_resume+0x54/0x70
[ T292] ? report_frozen_detected+0x20/0x20
[ T292] pci_walk_bus+0x6c/0x90
[ T292] ? aer_print_port_info+0xa0/0xa0
[ T292] pcie_do_recovery+0x22f/0x380
[ T292] aer_process_err_devices+0x110/0x160
[ T292] aer_isr+0x1c1/0x1e0
[ T292] ? disable_irq_nosync+0x10/0x10
[ T292] irq_thread_fn+0x1a/0x60
[ T292] irq_thread+0xe3/0x1a0
[ T292] ? irq_set_affinity_notifier+0x120/0x120
[ T292] ? irq_affinity_notify+0x100/0x100
[ T292] kthread+0xe2/0x110
[ T292] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
[ T292] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50
[ T292] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
[ T292] ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20
[ T292] </TASK>
To fix this issue igb_io_resume() checks if the interface is running and
the device is not down this means igb_io_error_detected() did not bring
the device down and there is no need to bring it up.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2024-50040 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 6.5.0 up to 6.11.4)
- linux-kernel
Timeline and source
Published on 21 October 2024 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
CVE-2024-50040 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.5.0 | 6.11.4 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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