# CVE-2024-50042: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  ice: Fix increasing MSI-X on VF  Increasing MSI-...

CVE-2024-50042 is fixed in 26 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50042, released October 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50042
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.1 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0021
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 21, 2024

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  ice: Fix increasing MSI-X on VF  Increasing MSI-X value on a VF leads to invalid memory operations. This is caused by not reallocating some arrays.  Reproducer:   modprobe ice   echo 0 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$PF_PCI/sriov_drivers_autoprobe   echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$PF_PCI/sriov_numvfs   echo 17 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$VF0_PCI/sriov_vf_msix_count  Default MSI-X is 16, so 17 and above triggers this issue.  KASAN reports:    BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice]   Read of size 8 at addr ffff8888b937d180 by task bash/28433   (...)    Call Trace:    (...)    ? ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice]    kasan_report+0xed/0x120    ? ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice]    ice_vsi_alloc_ring_stats+0x38d/0x4b0 [ice]    ice_vsi_cfg_def+0x3360/0x4770 [ice]    ? mutex_unlock+0x83/0xd0    ? __pfx_ice_vsi_cfg_def+0x10/0x10 [ice]    ? __pfx_ice_remove_vsi_lkup_fltr+0x10/0x10 [ice]    ice_vsi_cfg+0x7f/0x3b0 [ice]    ice_vf_reconfig_vsi+0x114/0x210 [ice]    ice_sriov_set_msix_vec_count+0x3d0/0x960 [ice]    sriov_vf_msix_count_store+0x21c/0x300    (...)    Allocated by task 28201:    (...)    ice_vsi_cfg_def+0x1c8e/0x4770 [ice]    ice_vsi_cfg+0x7f/0x3b0 [ice]    ice_vsi_setup+0x179/0xa30 [ice]    ice_sriov_configure+0xcaa/0x1520 [ice]    sriov_numvfs_store+0x212/0x390    (...)  To fix it, use ice_vsi_rebuild() instead of ice_vf_reconfig_vsi(). This causes the required arrays to be reallocated taking the new queue count into account (ice_vsi_realloc_stat_arrays()). Set req_txq and req_rxq before ice_vsi_rebuild(), so that realloc uses the newly set queue count.  Additionally, ice_vsi_rebuild() does not remove VSI filters (ice_fltr_remove_all()), so ice_vf_init_host_cfg() is no longer necessary.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-coco_debug sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.5 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-rt_debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.11.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50042](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-50042.md) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.11.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50042](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-50042.md) | Oct 21, 2024 |

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