# CVE-2024-35907: mlxbf_gige: call request_irq() after NAPI initialized

> A NULL pointer dereference in the mlxbf_gige driver causes a kernel crash when kdump is enabled and the interface is brought up.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 May 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-35907, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35907, GHSA-x5xr-8rhw-qpr4, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35907

## What is CVE-2024-35907?

CVE-2024-35907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

mlxbf_gige: call request_irq() after NAPI initialized

The mlxbf_gige driver encounters a NULL pointer exception in
mlxbf_gige_open() when kdump is enabled.  The sequence to reproduce
the exception is as follows:
a) enable kdump
b) trigger kdump via "echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger"
c) kdump kernel executes
d) kdump kernel loads mlxbf_gige module
e) the mlxbf_gige module runs its open() as the
   the "oob_net0" interface is brought up
f) mlxbf_gige module will experience an exception
   during its open(), something like:

     Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
     Mem abort info:
       ESR = 0x0000000086000004
       EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
       SET = 0, FnV = 0
       EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
       FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
     user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000000e29a4000
     [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
     Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] SMP
     CPU: 0 PID: 812 Comm: NetworkManager Tainted: G           OE     5.15.0-1035-bluefield #37-Ubuntu
     Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card/BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card, BIOS 4.6.0.13024 Jan 19 2024
     pstate: 80400009 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
     pc : 0x0
     lr : __napi_poll+0x40/0x230
     sp : ffff800008003e00
     x29: ffff800008003e00 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 00000000ffffffff
     x26: ffff000066027238 x25: ffff00007cedec00 x24: ffff800008003ec8
     x23: 000000000000012c x22: ffff800008003eb7 x21: 0000000000000000
     x20: 0000000000000001 x19: ffff000066027238 x18: 0000000000000000
     x17: ffff578fcb450000 x16: ffffa870b083c7c0 x15: 0000aaab010441d0
     x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 00726f7272655f65 x12: 6769675f6662786c
     x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffa870b0842398
     x8 : 0000000000000004 x7 : fe5a48b9069706ea x6 : 17fdb11fc84ae0d2
     x5 : d94a82549d594f35 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000400100
     x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff000066027238
     Call trace:
      0x0
      net_rx_action+0x178/0x360
      __do_softirq+0x15c/0x428
      __irq_exit_rcu+0xac/0xec
      irq_exit+0x18/0x2c
      handle_domain_irq+0x6c/0xa0
      gic_handle_irq+0xec/0x1b0
      call_on_irq_stack+0x20/0x2c
      do_interrupt_handler+0x5c/0x70
      el1_interrupt+0x30/0x50
      el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x2c
      el1h_64_irq+0x7c/0x80
      __setup_irq+0x4c0/0x950
      request_threaded_irq+0xf4/0x1bc
      mlxbf_gige_request_irqs+0x68/0x110 [mlxbf_gige]
      mlxbf_gige_open+0x5c/0x170 [mlxbf_gige]
      __dev_open+0x100/0x220
      __dev_change_flags+0x16c/0x1f0
      dev_change_flags+0x2c/0x70
      do_setlink+0x220/0xa40
      __rtnl_newlink+0x56c/0x8a0
      rtnl_newlink+0x58/0x84
      rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x138/0x3c4
      netlink_rcv_skb+0x64/0x130
      rtnetlink_rcv+0x20/0x30
      netlink_unicast+0x2ec/0x360
      netlink_sendmsg+0x278/0x490
      __sock_sendmsg+0x5c/0x6c
      ____sys_sendmsg+0x290/0x2d4
      ___sys_sendmsg+0x84/0xd0
      __sys_sendmsg+0x70/0xd0
      __arm64_sys_sendmsg+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
     Code: bad PC value
     ---[ end trace 7d1c3f3bf9d81885 ]---
     Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception in interrupt
     Kernel Offset: 0x2870a7a00000 from 0xffff800008000000
     PHYS_OFFSET: 0x80000000
     CPU features: 0x0,000005c1,a3332a5a
     Memory Limit: none
     ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception in interrupt ]---

The exception happens because there is a pending RX interrupt before the
call to request_irq(RX IRQ) executes.  Then, the RX IRQ handler fires
immediately after this request_irq() completes. The
---truncated---

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35907?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35907?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-35907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35907 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35907/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35907/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35907
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35907
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35907

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