CVE-2024-53138 — Resource Injection in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 4
Latest updateMay 28
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: kTLS, Fix incorrect page refcounting
The kTLS tx handling code is using a mix of get_page() and
page_ref_inc() APIs to increment the page reference. But on the release
path (mlx5e_ktls_tx_handle_resync_dump_comp()), only put_page() is used.
This is an issue when using pages from large folios: the get_page()
references are stored on the folio page while the page_ref_inc()
references are stored directly in the given …
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6