CVE-2024-35889

idpf: fix kernel panic on unknown packet types

State
Published
Severity
8.6 High
Published
May 19, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
Reserved
May 17, 2024

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

idpf: fix kernel panic on unknown packet types

In the very rare case where a packet type is unknown to the driver, idpf_rx_process_skb_fields would return early without calling eth_type_trans to set the skb protocol / the network layer handler. This is especially problematic if tcpdump is running when such a packet is received, i.e. it would cause a kernel panic.

Instead, call eth_type_trans for every single packet, even when the packet type is unknown.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HLinux

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LinuxLinux
  • 3a8845af66edb340ba9210bb8a0da040c7d6e590 to before b4d28f7fa4dd531cf503a4fe1ca7008960cc5832Affected
  • 3a8845af66edb340ba9210bb8a0da040c7d6e590 to before dd19e827d63ac60debf117676d1126bff884bdb8Affected
LinuxLinux
  • 6.7Affected
  • before 6.7Not affected
  • 6.8.5 through 6.8.*Not affected
  • 6.9 and laterNot affected

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