CVE-2024-50020

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: Fix improper handling of refcount in ice_sriov_set_msix_vec_count()

This patch addresses an issue with improper reference count handling in the

ice_sriov_set_msix_vec_count() function.

First, the function calls ice_get_vf_by_id(), which increments the

reference count of the vf pointer. If the subsequent call to

ice_get_vf_vsi() fails, the function currently returns an error without

decrementing the reference count of the vf pointer, leading to a reference

count leak. The correct behavior, as implemented in this patch, is to

decrement the reference count using ice_put_vf(vf) before returning an

error when vsi is NULL.

Second, the function calls ice_sriov_get_irqs(), which sets

vf->first_vector_idx. If this call returns a negative value, indicating an

error, the function returns an error without decrementing the reference

count of the vf pointer, resulting in another reference count leak. The

patch addresses thi

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

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