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In such case the vport acl ingress\ntable is not properly destroyed.\n\nECVF functionality is independent of ecpf_vport_exists capability and\nthus functions mlx5_eswitch_(enable|disable)_pf_vf_vports() should not\ntest it when enabling/disabling ECVF vports.\n\nkernel log:\n[] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.\n[] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1 at lib/refcount.c:28\n refcount_warn_saturate+0x124/0x220\n----------------\n[] Call trace:\n[] refcount_warn_saturate+0x124/0x220\n[] tree_put_node+0x164/0x1e0 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_destroy_flow_table+0x98/0x2c0 [mlx5_core]\n[] esw_acl_ingress_table_destroy+0x28/0x40 [mlx5_core]\n[] esw_acl_ingress_lgcy_cleanup+0x80/0xf4 [mlx5_core]\n[] esw_legacy_vport_acl_cleanup+0x44/0x60 [mlx5_core]\n[] esw_vport_cleanup+0x64/0x90 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_esw_vport_disable+0xc0/0x1d0 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_eswitch_unload_ec_vf_vports+0xcc/0x150 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov+0x198/0x2a0 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_device_disable_sriov+0xb8/0x1e0 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_sriov_detach+0x40/0x50 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_unload+0x40/0xc4 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked+0x6c/0xe4 [mlx5_core]\n[] mlx5_unload_one+0x3c/0x60 [mlx5_core]\n[] shutdown+0x7c/0xa4 [mlx5_core]\n[] pci_device_shutdown+0x3c/0xa0\n[] device_shutdown+0x170/0x340\n[] __do_sys_reboot+0x1f4/0x2a0\n[] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x2c/0x40\n[] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100\n[] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x54/0x184\n[] do_el0_svc+0x30/0xac\n[] el0_svc+0x48/0x160\n[] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa4/0x12c\n[] el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8\n[] --[ end trace 9c4601d68c70030e ]---"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net/mlx5: Se corrige la descarga de puertos virtuales de ECVF durante el flujo de apagado. Se corrige el UAF del flujo de apagado cuando se crea una funci\u00f3n virtual en el chip integrado (ECVF) de un dispositivo BlueField. En tal caso, la tabla de entrada ACL del puerto virtual no se destruye correctamente. La funcionalidad de ECVF es independiente de la capacidad ecpf_vport_exists y, por lo tanto, las funciones mlx5_eswitch_(enable|disable)_pf_vf_vports() no deber\u00edan probarla al habilitar o deshabilitar los puertos virtuales de ECVF. Registro del kernel: [] refcount_t: desbordamiento; use-after-free. [] ADVERTENCIA: CPU: 3 PID: 1 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x124/0x220 ---------------- [] Call trace: [] refcount_warn_saturate+0x124/0x220 [] tree_put_node+0x164/0x1e0 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_destroy_flow_table+0x98/0x2c0 [mlx5_core] [] esw_acl_ingress_table_destroy+0x28/0x40 [mlx5_core] [] esw_acl_ingress_lgcy_cleanup+0x80/0xf4 [mlx5_core] [] esw_legacy_vport_acl_cleanup+0x44/0x60 [mlx5_core] [] esw_vport_cleanup+0x64/0x90 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_esw_vport_disable+0xc0/0x1d0 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_eswitch_unload_ec_vf_vports+0xcc/0x150 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_eswitch_disable_sriov+0x198/0x2a0 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_device_disable_sriov+0xb8/0x1e0 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_sriov_detach+0x40/0x50 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_unload+0x40/0xc4 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_unload_one_devl_locked+0x6c/0xe4 [mlx5_core] [] mlx5_unload_one+0x3c/0x60 [mlx5_core] [] shutdown+0x7c/0xa4 [mlx5_core] [] pci_device_shutdown+0x3c/0xa0 [] device_shutdown+0x170/0x340 [] __do_sys_reboot+0x1f4/0x2a0 [] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x2c/0x40 [] invoke_syscall+0x78/0x100 [] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x54/0x184 [] do_el0_svc+0x30/0xac [] el0_svc+0x48/0x160 [] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa4/0x12c [] el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8 [] --[ fin de seguimiento 9c4601d68c70030e ]---"}], "id": "CVE-2025-38109", "lastModified": "2025-11-20T21:36:33.887", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2025-07-03T09:15:24.553", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24db585d369f949f698e03d7d8017e5ae19d0497"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5953ae44dfe5dbad374318875be834c3b7b71ee6"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687560d8a9a2d654829ad0da1ec24242f1de711d"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da15ca0553325acf68039015f2f4db750c8e2b96"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-416"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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