CVE-2024-53120
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53120
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-53120.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-53120
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2024-12-02T13:44:51.098Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-28T02:35:13.031845Z
- Summary
- net/mlx5e: CT: Fix null-ptr-deref in add rule err flow
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: CT: Fix null-ptr-deref in add rule err flow
In error flow of mlx5tcctentryaddrule(), in case ctruleadd() callback returns error, zonerule->attr is used uninitiated. Fix it to use attr which has the needed pointer value.
Kernel log: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000110 RIP: 0010:mlx5tcctentryaddrule+0x2b1/0x2f0 [mlx5core] … Call Trace: <TASK> ? _die+0x20/0x70 ? pagefaultoops+0x150/0x3e0 ? excpagefault+0x74/0x140 ? asmexcpagefault+0x22/0x30 ? mlx5tcctentryaddrule+0x2b1/0x2f0 [mlx5core] ? mlx5tcctentryaddrule+0x1d5/0x2f0 [mlx5core] mlx5tcctblockflowoffload+0xc6a/0xf90 [mlx5core] ? nfflowoffloadtuple+0xd8/0x190 [nfflowtable] nfflowoffloadtuple+0xd8/0x190 [nfflowtable] flowoffloadworkhandler+0x142/0x320 [nfflowtable] ? finishtaskswitch.isra.0+0x15b/0x2b0 processonework+0x16c/0x320 workerthread+0x28c/0x3a0 ? _pfxworkerthread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0xb8/0xf0 ? _pfxkthread+0x10/0x10 retfromfork+0x2d/0x50 ? _pfxkthread+0x10/0x10 retfromforkasm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK>
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/53xxx/CVE-2024-53120.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06dc488a593020bd2f006798557d2a32104d8359
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c7c70ff8b696cfedba350411dca736361ef9a0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6030f8bd7902e9e276a0edc09bf11979e4e2bc2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/882f392d9e3649557e71efd78ae20c86039ffb7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e99c6873229fe0482e7ceb7d5600e32d623ed9d9
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/53xxx/CVE-2024-53120.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53120
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced7fac5c2eced36f335ee19ff316bd3182fbeda823Fixed882f392d9e3649557e71efd78ae20c86039ffb7cFixed0c7c70ff8b696cfedba350411dca736361ef9a0fFixed06dc488a593020bd2f006798557d2a32104d8359Fixed6030f8bd7902e9e276a0edc09bf11979e4e2bc2eFixede99c6873229fe0482e7ceb7d5600e32d623ed9d9