# CVE-2024-43835: virtio_net: Fix napi_skb_cache_put warning

> A bug in the Linux kernel's virtio_net driver causes a warning and potential instability when handling network packets outside of NAPI context.

- **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-51969, AZL-51995, BELL-CVE-2024-43835, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43835, GHSA-vgj5-hqjj-6hcj, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43835

## What is CVE-2024-43835?

CVE-2024-43835 is a medium-severity denial of service 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:

virtio_net: Fix napi_skb_cache_put warning

After the commit bdacf3e34945 ("net: Use nested-BH locking for
napi_alloc_cache.") was merged, the following warning began to appear:

	 WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 1 at net/core/skbuff.c:1451 napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0

	  __warn+0x12f/0x340
	  napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0
	  napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0
	  report_bug+0x165/0x370
	  handle_bug+0x3d/0x80
	  exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x50
	  asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
	  __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510
	  napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0
	  __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510
	  __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510
	  __pfx___free_old_xmit+0x10/0x10

The issue arises because virtio is assuming it's running in NAPI context
even when it's not, such as in the netpoll case.

To resolve this, modify virtnet_poll_tx() to only set NAPI when budget
is available. Same for virtnet_poll_cleantx(), which always assumed that
it was in a NAPI context.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43835?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-43835?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-43835 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-43835 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-43835 is a medium-severity denial of service 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-2024-43835 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-2024-43835/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43835/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43835
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43835
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43835

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43835/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.