FKIE_CVE-2026-74717
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-22 16:16 - Updated: 2026-08-22 16:16
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: fw_tracer, return NULL on create error
Tracer creation can fail by returning either NULL or ERR_PTR.
The return value is stored without a check on the device, and users
treat ERR_PTR and NULL the same way.
This also causes a crash in the core dump logic, which is missing the
ERR_PTR check and ends up dereferencing it, as shown in the trace below.
Switch tracer creation to return NULL on failure only, so callers only
need a single NULL check.
Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000006 [#1] SMP
Modules linked in: mlx5_ib ib_uverbs ib_core ipv6 mlx5_core
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12 Comm: kworker/u16:0 Not tainted 6.19.7 #1 PREEMPT(none)
Workqueue: mlx5_health0001:01:00.0 mlx5_fw_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core]
pstate: a3400009 (NzCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : mlx5_fw_tracer_trigger_core_dump_general+0x58/0xe0 [mlx5_core]
lr : mlx5_fw_tracer_trigger_core_dump_general+0x40/0xe0 [mlx5_core]
sp : ffff800081cf3c40
x29: ffff800081cf3c90 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: ffff000080018828 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff000080304a05
x23: ffff800081cf3d80 x22: ffff0000847e01a0 x21: 0000000000000000
x20: ffff0000847e01a0 x19: ffffffffffffffa1 x18: ffff80008310bbf0
x17: ffff800080119650 x16: ffff80008010df54 x15: ffff80008010d4ac
x14: ffff800079c202e4 x13: ffff80008002fe60 x12: ffff800080119650
x11: ffff80008010df54 x10: ffff80008010d4ac x9 : ffff800079c203d8
x8 : ffff800081cf3c88 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000008 x3 : 0000000000000030
x2 : 0000000000000008 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 00000000c5c4000e
Call trace:
mlx5_fw_tracer_trigger_core_dump_general+0x58/0xe0 [mlx5_core] (P)
mlx5_fw_reporter_dump+0x30/0x2e0 [mlx5_core]
devlink_health_do_dump+0x9c/0x160
devlink_health_report+0x1c0/0x288
mlx5_fw_reporter_err_work+0xac/0xc0 [mlx5_core]
process_one_work+0x15c/0x3d8
worker_thread+0x18c/0x320
kthread+0x148/0x228
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Code: b9400000 5ac00800 7a401800 540003ca (3940a260)
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception
SMP: stopping secondary CPUs
Kernel Offset: disabled
CPU features: 0x000000,00078031,75fce5a1,35fffe67
Memory Limit: none
---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception ]---
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "47fe0d2571e5b446a0f0b0c1d6b99f55e51f5cc0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "ee41ea49c4ab0e4015919f52ad23ec251d3b39d3",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "04599570c3a18f9ae7aad36825eb46f3dcd2c4e3",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "9a416f000285a94c1b723877547981dec8132434",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "b1d6375b9a63c9dc7e5e780d3ea9b126fe30d6cb",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "80094352bd40ba54a33731f9c22872493983ed6d",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "4aafa600d93e9551c1f24e785d57cbd4adf021d5",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "af39eb111ce6b5eba9c08513b62c4868eb7e7fd5",
"status": "affected",
"version": "fd1483fe1f9fd45fe312adffb0faffa57446690d",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.3"
},
{
"lessThan": "5.3",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.265",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.216",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.183",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.152",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.104",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.45",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.9",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: fw_tracer, return NULL on create error\n\nTracer creation can fail by returning either NULL or ERR_PTR.\nThe return value is stored without a check on the device, and users\ntreat ERR_PTR and NULL the same way.\nThis also causes a crash in the core dump logic, which is missing the\nERR_PTR check and ends up dereferencing it, as shown in the trace below.\n\nSwitch tracer creation to return NULL on failure only, so callers only\nneed a single NULL check.\n\n Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000006 [#1] SMP\n Modules linked in: mlx5_ib ib_uverbs ib_core ipv6 mlx5_core\n CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12 Comm: kworker/u16:0 Not tainted 6.19.7 #1 PREEMPT(none)\n Workqueue: mlx5_health0001:01:00.0 mlx5_fw_reporter_err_work [mlx5_core]\n pstate: a3400009 (NzCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n pc : mlx5_fw_tracer_trigger_core_dump_general+0x58/0xe0 [mlx5_core]\n lr : mlx5_fw_tracer_trigger_core_dump_general+0x40/0xe0 [mlx5_core]\n sp : ffff800081cf3c40\n x29: ffff800081cf3c90 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000\n x26: ffff000080018828 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff000080304a05\n x23: ffff800081cf3d80 x22: ffff0000847e01a0 x21: 0000000000000000\n x20: ffff0000847e01a0 x19: ffffffffffffffa1 x18: ffff80008310bbf0\n x17: ffff800080119650 x16: ffff80008010df54 x15: ffff80008010d4ac\n x14: ffff800079c202e4 x13: ffff80008002fe60 x12: ffff800080119650\n x11: ffff80008010df54 x10: ffff80008010d4ac x9 : ffff800079c203d8\n x8 : ffff800081cf3c88 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000\n x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000008 x3 : 0000000000000030\n x2 : 0000000000000008 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 00000000c5c4000e\n Call trace:\n mlx5_fw_tracer_trigger_core_dump_general+0x58/0xe0 [mlx5_core] (P)\n mlx5_fw_reporter_dump+0x30/0x2e0 [mlx5_core]\n devlink_health_do_dump+0x9c/0x160\n devlink_health_report+0x1c0/0x288\n mlx5_fw_reporter_err_work+0xac/0xc0 [mlx5_core]\n process_one_work+0x15c/0x3d8\n worker_thread+0x18c/0x320\n kthread+0x148/0x228\n ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n Code: b9400000 5ac00800 7a401800 540003ca (3940a260)\n ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\n Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception\n SMP: stopping secondary CPUs\n Kernel Offset: disabled\n CPU features: 0x000000,00078031,75fce5a1,35fffe67\n Memory Limit: none\n ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception ]---"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-74717",
"lastModified": "2026-08-22T16:16:46.570",
"metrics": {},
"published": "2026-08-22T16:16:46.570",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04599570c3a18f9ae7aad36825eb46f3dcd2c4e3"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47fe0d2571e5b446a0f0b0c1d6b99f55e51f5cc0"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aafa600d93e9551c1f24e785d57cbd4adf021d5"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80094352bd40ba54a33731f9c22872493983ed6d"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a416f000285a94c1b723877547981dec8132434"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af39eb111ce6b5eba9c08513b62c4868eb7e7fd5"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d6375b9a63c9dc7e5e780d3ea9b126fe30d6cb"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee41ea49c4ab0e4015919f52ad23ec251d3b39d3"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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