# CVE-2024-44933: bnxt_en : Fix memory out-of-bounds in bnxt_fill_hw_rss_tbl()

> A memory out-of-bounds read in the bnxt_en driver can cause a kernel crash when configuring network channels on older firmware.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/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:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44933, GHSA-p534-c2v5-6ch3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44933

## What is CVE-2024-44933?

CVE-2024-44933 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 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:

bnxt_en : Fix memory out-of-bounds in bnxt_fill_hw_rss_tbl()

A recent commit has modified the code in __bnxt_reserve_rings() to
set the default RSS indirection table to default only when the number
of RX rings is changing.  While this works for newer firmware that
requires RX ring reservations, it causes the regression on older
firmware not requiring RX ring resrvations (BNXT_NEW_RM() returns
false).

With older firmware, RX ring reservations are not required and so
hw_resc->resv_rx_rings is not always set to the proper value.  The
comparison:

if (old_rx_rings != bp->hw_resc.resv_rx_rings)

in __bnxt_reserve_rings() may be false even when the RX rings are
changing.  This will cause __bnxt_reserve_rings() to skip setting
the default RSS indirection table to default to match the current
number of RX rings.  This may later cause bnxt_fill_hw_rss_tbl() to
use an out-of-range index.

We already have bnxt_check_rss_tbl_no_rmgr() to handle exactly this
scenario.  We just need to move it up in bnxt_need_reserve_rings()
to be called unconditionally when using older firmware.  Without the
fix, if the TX rings are changing, we'll skip the
bnxt_check_rss_tbl_no_rmgr() call and __bnxt_reserve_rings() may also
skip the bnxt_set_dflt_rss_indir_tbl() call for the reason explained
in the last paragraph.  Without setting the default RSS indirection
table to default, it causes the regression:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in __bnxt_hwrm_vnic_set_rss+0xb79/0xe40
Read of size 2 at addr ffff8881c5809618 by task ethtool/31525
Call Trace:
__bnxt_hwrm_vnic_set_rss+0xb79/0xe40
 bnxt_hwrm_vnic_rss_cfg_p5+0xf7/0x460
 __bnxt_setup_vnic_p5+0x12e/0x270
 __bnxt_open_nic+0x2262/0x2f30
 bnxt_open_nic+0x5d/0xf0
 ethnl_set_channels+0x5d4/0xb30
 ethnl_default_set_doit+0x2f1/0x620

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44933?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-44933?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-44933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [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-2024-44933 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-44933 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 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-2024-44933 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-2024-44933/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44933/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44933
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44933
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-44933

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