SB2024070705 - Resource management error in Linux kernel mellanox mlxsw driver
Published: July 7, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070705
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36006)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vchunk_migrate_one() and mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vchunk_migrate_all() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b2c13b670b168e324e1cf109e67056a20fd610a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09846c2309b150b8ce4e0ce96f058197598fc530
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64435b64e43d8ee60faa46c0cd04e323e8b2a7b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4526a56e02da3725db979358964df9cd9c567154
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab4ecfb627338e440ae11def004c524a00d93e40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af8b593c3dd9df82cb199be65863af004b09fd97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b377add0f0117409c418ddd6504bd682ebe0bf79
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.158
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.275
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.90
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.30