CVE-2024-50040

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igb: Do not bring the device up after non-fatal error Commit 004d25060c78 ("igb: Fix igb_down hung on surprise removal") changed igb_io_error_detected() to ignore non-fatal pcie errors in order to avoid hung task that can happen when igb_down() is called multiple times. This caused an issue when processing transient non-fatal errors. igb_io_resume(), which is called after igb_io_error_detected(), assumes that device is brought down by igb_io_error_detected() if the interface is up. This resulted in panic with stacktrace below. [ T3256] igb 0000:09:00.0 haeth0: igb: haeth0 NIC Link is Down [ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: Uncorrected (Non-Fatal) error received: 0000:09:00.0 [ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Uncorrected (Non-Fatal), type=Transaction Layer, (Requester ID) [ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: device [8086:1537] error status/mask=00004000/00000000 [ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: [14] CmpltTO [ 200.105524,009][ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: AER: TLP Header: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 [ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: broadcast error_detected message [ T292] igb 0000:09:00.0: Non-correctable non-fatal error reported. [ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: broadcast mmio_enabled message [ T292] pcieport 0000:00:1c.5: AER: broadcast resume message [ T292] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ T292] kernel BUG at net/core/dev.c:6539! [ T292] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ T292] RIP: 0010:napi_enable+0x37/0x40 [ T292] Call Trace: [ T292] <TASK> [ T292] ? die+0x33/0x90 [ T292] ? do_trap+0xdc/0x110 [ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40 [ T292] ? do_error_trap+0x70/0xb0 [ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40 [ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40 [ T292] ? exc_invalid_op+0x4e/0x70 [ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40 [ T292] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ T292] ? napi_enable+0x37/0x40 [ T292] igb_up+0x41/0x150 [ T292] igb_io_resume+0x25/0x70 [ T292] report_resume+0x54/0x70 [ T292] ? report_frozen_detected+0x20/0x20 [ T292] pci_walk_bus+0x6c/0x90 [ T292] ? aer_print_port_info+0xa0/0xa0 [ T292] pcie_do_recovery+0x22f/0x380 [ T292] aer_process_err_devices+0x110/0x160 [ T292] aer_isr+0x1c1/0x1e0 [ T292] ? disable_irq_nosync+0x10/0x10 [ T292] irq_thread_fn+0x1a/0x60 [ T292] irq_thread+0xe3/0x1a0 [ T292] ? irq_set_affinity_notifier+0x120/0x120 [ T292] ? irq_affinity_notify+0x100/0x100 [ T292] kthread+0xe2/0x110 [ T292] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ T292] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 [ T292] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ T292] ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 [ T292] </TASK> To fix this issue igb_io_resume() checks if the interface is running and the device is not down this means igb_io_error_detected() did not bring the device down and there is no need to bring it up.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2024-10-21
Last modified 2026-05-12
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10
Medium
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.19.291, 5.4.251, 5.10.188, 5.15.150, 6.1.42, 4.14.322, 6.4.7, 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.57, 6.11.4, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 4.19.291 ≥ 5.4.251 ≥ 5.10.188 ≥ 5.15.150 ≥ 6.1.42 ≥ 4.14.322 ≥ 6.4.7 ≥ 6.5
Fixed in
✓ 4.19.323 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.285 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.227 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.168 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.113 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.57 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.4 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50040 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2024-50040?

    CVE-2024-50040 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.19.291 onward and has been patched in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. CVE-2024-50040 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50040?

    CVE-2024-50040 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50040?

    Yes — CVE-2024-50040 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.291 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2024-50040 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2024-50040 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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