FKIE_CVE-2026-74698

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-22 16:16 - Updated: 2026-08-22 16:16
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix BQL reset on SQ re-activation mlx5e_queue_start() deactivates and re-activates all channels but closes only the queue being restarted. mlx5e_activate_txqsq() then unconditionally calls netdev_tx_reset_queue(), zeroing the BQL counters of channels that kept their in-flight TX WQEs. The next completion then over-charges and trips the BUG_ON() in dql_completed(): kernel BUG at lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c:99! RIP: 0010:dql_completed+0x23d/0x280 Call Trace: <IRQ> mlx5e_poll_tx_cq+0x668/0xa60 mlx5e_napi_poll+0x5b/0x7b0 net_rx_action+0x15a/0x580 Reset BQL only when the SQ has no bytes in flight (sq->cc == sq->pc). In the case that reset is skipped, the outstanding WQEs will eventually complete and rebalance the dql. The dql->limit is carried across the reset.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88664c48d7d1eca8e1ac92da85c89c26af741cf1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2897717cd222e575599d903d885c48602699800
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7386770be1bf810bcd6af39d1e4bfeab3408430
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    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c"
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5e: fix BQL reset on SQ re-activation\n\nmlx5e_queue_start() deactivates and re-activates all channels but closes\nonly the queue being restarted. mlx5e_activate_txqsq() then\nunconditionally calls netdev_tx_reset_queue(), zeroing the BQL counters\nof channels that kept their in-flight TX WQEs. The next completion then\nover-charges and trips the BUG_ON() in dql_completed():\n\n  kernel BUG at lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c:99!\n  RIP: 0010:dql_completed+0x23d/0x280\n  Call Trace:\n   \u003cIRQ\u003e\n   mlx5e_poll_tx_cq+0x668/0xa60\n   mlx5e_napi_poll+0x5b/0x7b0\n   net_rx_action+0x15a/0x580\n\nReset BQL only when the SQ has no bytes in flight (sq-\u003ecc == sq-\u003epc).\n\nIn the case that reset is skipped, the outstanding WQEs will eventually\ncomplete and rebalance the dql. The dql-\u003elimit is carried across the\nreset."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-74698",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-22T16:16:44.397",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:16:44.397",
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88664c48d7d1eca8e1ac92da85c89c26af741cf1"
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    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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