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Linux Linux — RDMA/hns: Fix soft lockup under heavy CEQE load
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0032 25.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux a5073d6054f75d7c94b3354206eec4b804d2fbd4 – —
Linux 4.16 – 6.10.3
TIMELINE
Aug 17 Reserved by Linux
Aug 21 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-43872 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/hns: Fix soft lockup under heavy CEQE load
CEQEs are handled in interrupt handler currently. This may cause the
CPU core staying in interrupt context too long and lead to soft lockup
under heavy load.
Handle CEQEs in BH workqueue and set an upper limit for the number of
CEQE handled by a single call of work handler.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| August 17, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| August 21, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-43872 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | a5073d6054f75d7c94b3354206eec4b804d2fbd4 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.16 | 6.10.3 |
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