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Linux Linux — net: sfc: add missing xdp queue reinitialization
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0025 17.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 3990a8fffbdad5765f47ea593f9de66c91762059 – —
Linux 5.5 – 5.15.34
TIMELINE
Feb 26 Reserved by Linux
Feb 26 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-49096 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: sfc: add missing xdp queue reinitialization
After rx/tx ring buffer size is changed, kernel panic occurs when
it acts XDP_TX or XDP_REDIRECT.
When tx/rx ring buffer size is changed(ethtool -G), sfc driver
reallocates and reinitializes rx and tx queues and their buffer
(tx_queue->buffer).
But it misses reinitializing xdp queues(efx->xdp_tx_queues).
So, while it is acting XDP_TX or XDP_REDIRECT, it uses the uninitialized
tx_queue->buffer.
A new function efx_set_xdp_channels() is separated from efx_set_channels()
to handle only xdp queues.
Splat looks like:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000002a
#PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0002 [#4] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
RIP: 0010:efx_tx_map_chunk+0x54/0x90 [sfc]
CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Tainted: G D 5.17.0+ #55 e8beeee8289528f11357029357cf
Code: 48 8b 8d a8 01 00 00 48 8d 14 52 4c 8d 2c d0 44 89 e0 48 85 c9 74 0e 44 89 e2 4c 89 f6 48 80
RSP: 0018:ffff92f121e45c60 EFLAGS: 00010297
RIP: 0010:efx_tx_map_chunk+0x54/0x90 [sfc]
RAX: 0000000000000040 RBX: ffff92ea506895c0 RCX: ffffffffc0330870
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00000001139b10ce RDI: ffff92ea506895c0
RBP: ffffffffc0358a80 R08: 00000001139b110d R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff92ea414c0088 R12: 0000000000000040
R13: 0000000000000018 R14: 00000001139b10ce R15: ffff92ea506895c0
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff92f121ec0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Code: 48 8b 8d a8 01 00 00 48 8d 14 52 4c 8d 2c d0 44 89 e0 48 85 c9 74 0e 44 89 e2 4c 89 f6 48 80
CR2: 000000000000002a CR3: 00000003e6810004 CR4: 00000000007706e0
RSP: 0018:ffff92f121e85c60 EFLAGS: 00010297
PKRU: 55555554
RAX: 0000000000000040 RBX: ffff92ea50689700 RCX: ffffffffc0330870
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00000001145a90ce RDI: ffff92ea50689700
RBP: ffffffffc0358a80 R08: 00000001145a910d R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff92ea414c0088 R12: 0000000000000040
R13: 0000000000000018 R14: 00000001145a90ce R15: ffff92ea50689700
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff92f121e80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000000000002a CR3: 00000003e6810005 CR4: 00000000007706e0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
efx_xdp_tx_buffers+0x12b/0x3d0 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
__efx_rx_packet+0x5c3/0x930 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
efx_rx_packet+0x28c/0x2e0 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
efx_ef10_ev_process+0x5f8/0xf40 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
? enqueue_task_fair+0x95/0x550
efx_poll+0xc4/0x360 [sfc 84c94b8e32d44d296c17e10a634d3ad454de4ba5]
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| February 26, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| February 26, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-49096 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 3990a8fffbdad5765f47ea593f9de66c91762059 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.5 | 5.15.34 |
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