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Antes: # ip li set dev eth0 xdp obj xdp_dummy.bpf.o sec xdp # ip li set dev eth0 xdp off # ethtool -k eth0 | grep gro rx-gro-hw: off [solicitado el] Despu\u00e9s: # ip li set dev eth0 xdp obj xdp_dummy.bpf.o sec xdp # ip li set dev eth0 xdp off # ethtool -k eth0 | grep gro rx-gro-hw: on El hecho de que HW-GRO no se vuelva a habilitar autom\u00e1ticamente es solo una molestia menor. El problema real es que las funciones volver\u00e1n de forma aleatoria durante otra reconfiguraci\u00f3n que invoca netdev_update_features(). El controlador no gestiona la reconfiguraci\u00f3n de dos cosas a la vez de forma muy robusta. A partir de el commit 98ba1d931f61 (\"bnxt_en: Fix RSS logic in __bnxt_reserve_rings()\"), solo reconfiguramos la tabla hash RSS si el n\u00famero \"efectivo\" de anillos Rx ha cambiado. Si HW-GRO est\u00e1 habilitado, el n\u00famero \"efectivo\" de anillos es el doble de lo que ve el usuario. Entonces, si estamos en un mal estado, con la rehabilitaci\u00f3n de HW-GRO \"pendiente\" despu\u00e9s de desactivar XDP, y reducimos los anillos en / 2, los anillos de HW-GRO haciendo 2x y ethtool -L haciendo / 2 pueden cancelarse entre s\u00ed, y la condici\u00f3n: if (old_rx_rings != bp->hw_resc.resv_rx_rings && en __bnxt_reserve_rings() ser\u00e1 falsa. El mapa RSS no se actualizar\u00e1 y nos bloquearemos con: ERROR: desreferencia de puntero NULL del kernel, direcci\u00f3n: 0000000000000168 RIP: 0010:__bnxt_hwrm_vnic_set_rss+0x13a/0x1a0 bnxt_hwrm_vnic_rss_cfg_p5+0x47/0x180 __bnxt_setup_vnic_p5+0x58/0x110 bnxt_init_nic+0xb72/0xf50 __bnxt_open_nic+0x40d/0xab0 bnxt_open_nic+0x2b/0x60 ethtool_set_channels+0x18c/0x1d0 Cuando intentamos acceder a un anillo liberado, el problema est\u00e1 presente desde que se agreg\u00f3 la compatibilidad con XDP, pero antes de el commit 98ba1d931f61 (\"bnxt_en: Fix RSS logic in __bnxt_reserve_rings()\") no causaba problemas importantes."}], "id": "CVE-2025-21682", "lastModified": "2025-10-01T20:18:19.923", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2025-01-31T12:15:29.363", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08831a894d18abfaabb5bbde7c2069a7fb41dd93"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0aa6a37a3dbb40b272df5fc6db93c114688adcd"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: eth: bnxt: always recalculate features after XDP clearing, fix null-deref", "id": "2343181", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2343181"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-476", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\neth: bnxt: always recalculate features after XDP clearing, fix null-deref\nRecalculate features when XDP is detached.\nBefore:\n# ip li set dev eth0 xdp obj xdp_dummy.bpf.o sec xdp\n# ip li set dev eth0 xdp off\n# ethtool -k eth0 | grep gro\nrx-gro-hw: off [requested on]\nAfter:\n# ip li set dev eth0 xdp obj xdp_dummy.bpf.o sec xdp\n# ip li set dev eth0 xdp off\n# ethtool -k eth0 | grep gro\nrx-gro-hw: on\nThe fact that HW-GRO doesn't get re-enabled automatically is just\na minor annoyance. The real issue is that the features will randomly\ncome back during another reconfiguration which just happens to invoke\nnetdev_update_features(). The driver doesn't handle reconfiguring\ntwo things at a time very robustly.\nStarting with commit 98ba1d931f61 (\"bnxt_en: Fix RSS logic in\n__bnxt_reserve_rings()\") we only reconfigure the RSS hash table\nif the \"effective\" number of Rx rings has changed. If HW-GRO is\nenabled \"effective\" number of rings is 2x what user sees.\nSo if we are in the bad state, with HW-GRO re-enablement \"pending\"\nafter XDP off, and we lower the rings by / 2 - the HW-GRO rings\ndoing 2x and the ethtool -L doing / 2 may cancel each other out,\nand the:\nif (old_rx_rings != bp->hw_resc.resv_rx_rings &&\ncondition in __bnxt_reserve_rings() will be false.\nThe RSS map won't get updated, and we'll crash with:\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000168\nRIP: 0010:__bnxt_hwrm_vnic_set_rss+0x13a/0x1a0\nbnxt_hwrm_vnic_rss_cfg_p5+0x47/0x180\n__bnxt_setup_vnic_p5+0x58/0x110\nbnxt_init_nic+0xb72/0xf50\n__bnxt_open_nic+0x40d/0xab0\nbnxt_open_nic+0x2b/0x60\nethtool_set_channels+0x18c/0x1d0\nAs we try to access a freed ring.\nThe issue is present since XDP support was added, really, but\nprior to commit 98ba1d931f61 (\"bnxt_en: Fix RSS logic in\n__bnxt_reserve_rings()\") it wasn't causing major issues."], "name": "CVE-2025-21682", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Will not fix", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Will not fix", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-01-31T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21682\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21682\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025013103-CVE-2025-21682-ccfd@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}