{"cve":"CVE-2024-26859","nvd":{"published":"2024-04-17T11:15:08.893","modified":"2026-10-15T01:17:26.223","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/bnx2x: Prevent access to a freed page in page_pool\n\nFix race condition leading to system crash during EEH error handling\n\nDuring EEH error recovery, the bnx2x driver's transmit timeout logic\ncould cause a race condition when handling reset tasks. The\nbnx2x_tx_timeout() schedules reset tasks via bnx2x_sp_rtnl_task(),\nwhich ultimately leads to bnx2x_nic_unload(). In bnx2x_nic_unload()\nSGEs are freed using bnx2x_free_rx_sge_range(). However, this could\noverlap with the EEH driver's attempt to reset the device using\nbnx2x_io_slot_reset(), which also tries to free SGEs. This race\ncondition can result in system crashes due to accessing freed memory\nlocations in bnx2x_free_rx_sge()\n\n799  static inline void bnx2x_free_rx_sge(struct bnx2x *bp,\n800\t\t\t\tstruct bnx2x_fastpath *fp, u16 index)\n801  {\n802\tstruct sw_rx_page *sw_buf = &fp->rx_page_ring[index];\n803     struct page *page = sw_buf->page;\n....\nwhere sw_buf was set to NULL after the call to dma_unmap_page()\nby the preceding thread.\n\n    EEH: Beginning: 'slot_reset'\n    PCI 0011:01:00.0#10000: EEH: Invoking bnx2x->slot_reset()\n    bnx2x: [bnx2x_io_slot_reset:14228(eth1)]IO slot reset initializing...\n    bnx2x 0011:01:00.0: enabling device (0140 -> 0142)\n    bnx2x: [bnx2x_io_slot_reset:14244(eth1)]IO slot reset --> driver unload\n    Kernel attempted to read user page (0) - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)\n    BUG: Kernel NULL pointer dereference on read at 0x00000000\n    Faulting instruction address: 0xc0080000025065fc\n    Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1]\n    .....\n    Call Trace:\n    [c000000003c67a20] [c00800000250658c] bnx2x_io_slot_reset+0x204/0x610 [bnx2x] (unreliable)\n    [c000000003c67af0] [c0000000000518a8] eeh_report_reset+0xb8/0xf0\n    [c000000003c67b60] [c000000000052130] eeh_pe_report+0x180/0x550\n    [c000000003c67c70] [c00000000005318c] eeh_handle_normal_event+0x84c/0xa60\n    [c000000003c67d50] [c000000000053a84] eeh_event_handler+0xf4/0x170\n    [c000000003c67da0] [c000000000194c58] kthread+0x1c8/0x1d0\n    [c000000003c67e10] [c00000000000cf64] ret_from_kernel_thread+0x5c/0x64\n\nTo solve this issue, we need to verify page pool allocations before\nfreeing.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":4.7},"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9f78b297e08ca8e88ae3ecff1f6fe2766dc5eb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44f9f1abb0ecc43023225ab9539167facbabf0ec","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f37d3a7e004bbf560c21441ca9c022168017ec4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bcc090c81116c66936a7415f2c6b1483a4bcfd9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eebff95ce9558be66a36aa7cfb43223f3ab4699"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:49:08.435428910+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-26859","score":0.00182,"percentile":0.07745,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}