# CVE-2024-42268: net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload

> A missing lock in the mlx5 driver during sync reset reload can trigger a kernel warning and potential denial of service.

- **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:** 17 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-47805, BELL-CVE-2024-42268, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42268, GHSA-f6fr-v692-h863, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42268

## What is CVE-2024-42268?

CVE-2024-42268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 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:

net/mlx5: Fix missing lock on sync reset reload

On sync reset reload work, when remote host updates devlink on reload
actions performed on that host, it misses taking devlink lock before
calling devlink_remote_reload_actions_performed() which results in
triggering lock assert like the following:

WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 1164 at net/devlink/core.c:261 devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
…
 CPU: 4 PID: 1164 Comm: kworker/u96:6 Tainted: G S      W          6.10.0-rc2+ #116
 Hardware name: Supermicro SYS-2028TP-DECTR/X10DRT-PT, BIOS 2.0 12/18/2015
 Workqueue: mlx5_fw_reset_events mlx5_sync_reset_reload_work [mlx5_core]
 RIP: 0010:devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
…
 Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  ? __warn+0xa4/0x210
  ? devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
  ? report_bug+0x160/0x280
  ? handle_bug+0x3f/0x80
  ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x40
  ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
  ? devl_assert_locked+0x3e/0x50
  devlink_notify+0x88/0x2b0
  ? mlx5_attach_device+0x20c/0x230 [mlx5_core]
  ? __pfx_devlink_notify+0x10/0x10
  ? process_one_work+0x4b6/0xbb0
  process_one_work+0x4b6/0xbb0
[…]

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42268?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42268?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-42268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 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-2024-42268 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-2024-42268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42268/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42268

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