CVE-2024-50297
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
19/11/2024
Last modified:
01/10/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net: xilinx: axienet: Enqueue Tx packets in dql before dmaengine starts<br />
<br />
Enqueue packets in dql after dma engine starts causes race condition.<br />
Tx transfer starts once dma engine is started and may execute dql dequeue<br />
in completion before it gets queued. It results in following kernel crash<br />
while running iperf stress test:<br />
<br />
kernel BUG at lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c:99!<br />
<br />
Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] SMP<br />
pc : dql_completed+0x238/0x248<br />
lr : dql_completed+0x3c/0x248<br />
<br />
Call trace:<br />
dql_completed+0x238/0x248<br />
axienet_dma_tx_cb+0xa0/0x170<br />
xilinx_dma_do_tasklet+0xdc/0x290<br />
tasklet_action_common+0xf8/0x11c<br />
tasklet_action+0x30/0x3c<br />
handle_softirqs+0xf8/0x230<br />
<br />
<br />
Start dmaengine after enqueue in dql fixes the crash.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 (including) | 6.11.8 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



