# CVE-2024-57795: RDMA/rxe: Remove the direct link to net_device

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RDMA RXE driver allows attackers to cause a system crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

- **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:** 15 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-59076, AZL-59091, BELL-CVE-2024-57795, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57795, GHSA-3h9j-8c2j-4jrj, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-57795, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-57795, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-57795, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2024-57795, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57795

## What is CVE-2024-57795?

CVE-2024-57795 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Jan 2025. 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:

RDMA/rxe: Remove the direct link to net_device

The similar patch in siw is in the link:
https://git.kernel.org/rdma/rdma/c/16b87037b48889

This problem also occurred in RXE. The following analyze this problem.
In the following Call Traces:
"
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dev_get_flags+0x188/0x1d0 net/core/dev.c:8782
Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880554640b0 by task kworker/1:4/5295

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5295 Comm: kworker/1:4 Not tainted
6.12.0-rc3-syzkaller-00399-g9197b73fd7bb #0
Hardware name: Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine,
BIOS Google 09/13/2024
Workqueue: infiniband ib_cache_event_task
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
 print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488
 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
 dev_get_flags+0x188/0x1d0 net/core/dev.c:8782
 rxe_query_port+0x12d/0x260 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c:60
 __ib_query_port drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:2111 [inline]
 ib_query_port+0x168/0x7d0 drivers/infiniband/core/device.c:2143
 ib_cache_update+0x1a9/0xb80 drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c:1494
 ib_cache_event_task+0xf3/0x1e0 drivers/infiniband/core/cache.c:1568
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3229 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xa65/0x1850 kernel/workqueue.c:3310
 worker_thread+0x870/0xd30 kernel/workqueue.c:3391
 kthread+0x2f2/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
 ret_from_fork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
 </TASK>
"

1). In the link [1],

"
 infiniband syz2: set down
"

This means that on 839.350575, the event ib_cache_event_task was sent andi
queued in ib_wq.

2). In the link [1],

"
 team0 (unregistering): Port device team_slave_0 removed
"

It indicates that before 843.251853, the net device should be freed.

3). In the link [1],

"
 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dev_get_flags+0x188/0x1d0
"

This means that on 850.559070, this slab-use-after-free problem occurred.

In all, on 839.350575, the event ib_cache_event_task was sent and queued
in ib_wq,

before 843.251853, the net device veth was freed.

on 850.559070, this event was executed, and the mentioned freed net device
was called. Thus, the above call trace occurred.

[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=12e7025f980000

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57795?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-57795?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-57795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-57795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-57795 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-57795 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Jan 2025. 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-2024-57795 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-2024-57795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57795/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57795
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57795
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-57795

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