# CVE-2024-50001: net/mlx5: Fix error path in multi-packet WQE transmit

> A bug in the Linux kernel mlx5 driver causes erroneous DMA unmapping under memory pressure, potentially leading to PCI function errors and denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-51986, BELL-CVE-2024-50001, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50001, GHSA-m8rm-pc2x-rqv9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50001

## What is CVE-2024-50001?

CVE-2024-50001 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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 error path in multi-packet WQE transmit

Remove the erroneous unmap in case no DMA mapping was established

The multi-packet WQE transmit code attempts to obtain a DMA mapping for
the skb. This could fail, e.g. under memory pressure, when the IOMMU
driver just can't allocate more memory for page tables. While the code
tries to handle this in the path below the err_unmap label it erroneously
unmaps one entry from the sq's FIFO list of active mappings. Since the
current map attempt failed this unmap is removing some random DMA mapping
that might still be required. If the PCI function now presents that IOVA,
the IOMMU may assumes a rogue DMA access and e.g. on s390 puts the PCI
function in error state.

The erroneous behavior was seen in a stress-test environment that created
memory pressure.

Weakness: CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50001?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50001?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-50001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2024-50001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50001 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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-2024-50001 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-2024-50001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50001/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50001

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50001/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.