# CVE-2024-56674: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_net: correct netdev_tx_reset_queue() invo...
CVE-2024-56674 is fixed in 36 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56674, released December 27, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56674
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0020
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Dec 27, 2024
## Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_net: correct netdev_tx_reset_queue() invocation point When virtnet_close is followed by virtnet_open, some TX completions can possibly remain unconsumed, until they are finally processed during the first NAPI poll after the netdev_tx_reset_queue(), resulting in a crash [1]. Commit b96ed2c97c79 ("virtio_net: move netdev_tx_reset_queue() call before RX napi enable") was not sufficient to eliminate all BQL crash cases for virtio-net. This issue can be reproduced with the latest net-next master by running: `while :; do ip l set DEV down; ip l set DEV up; done` under heavy network TX load from inside the machine. netdev_tx_reset_queue() can actually be dropped from virtnet_open path; the device is not stopped in any case. For BQL core part, it's just like traffic nearly ceases to exist for some period. For stall detector added to BQL, even if virtnet_close could somehow lead to some TX completions delayed for long, followed by virtnet_open, we can just take it as stall as mentioned in commit 6025b9135f7a ("net: dqs: add NIC stall detector based on BQL"). Note also that users can still reset stall_max via sysfs. So, drop netdev_tx_reset_queue() from virtnet_enable_queue_pair(). This eliminates the BQL crashes. As a result, netdev_tx_reset_queue() is now explicitly required in freeze/restore path. This patch adds it to immediately after free_unused_bufs(), following the rule of thumb: netdev_tx_reset_queue() should follow any SKB freeing not followed by netdev_tx_completed_queue(). This seems the most consistent and streamlined approach, and now netdev_tx_reset_queue() runs whenever free_unused_bufs() is done. [1]: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c:99! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 1598 Comm: ip Tainted: G N 6.12.0net-next_main+ #2 Tainted: [N]=TEST Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), \ BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:dql_completed+0x26b/0x290 Code: b7 c2 49 89 e9 44 89 da 89 c6 4c 89 d7 e8 ed 17 47 00 58 65 ff 0d 4d 27 90 7e 0f 85 fd fe ff ff e8 ea 53 8d ff e9 f3 fe ff ff <0f> 0b 01 d2 44 89 d1 29 d1 ba 00 00 00 00 0f 48 ca e9 28 ff ff ff RSP: 0018:ffffc900002b0d08 EFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888102398c80 RCX: 0000000080190009 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000006a RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff888102398c00 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 00000000000000ca R11: 0000000000015681 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: ffffc900002b0d68 R14: ffff88811115e000 R15: ffff8881107aca40 FS: 00007f41ded69500(0000) GS:ffff888667dc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000556ccc2dc1a0 CR3: 0000000104fd8003 CR4: 0000000000772ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: ? die+0x32/0x80 ? do_trap+0xd9/0x100 ? dql_completed+0x26b/0x290 ? dql_completed+0x26b/0x290 ? do_error_trap+0x6d/0xb0 ? dql_completed+0x26b/0x290 ? exc_invalid_op+0x4c/0x60 ? dql_completed+0x26b/0x290 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? dql_completed+0x26b/0x290 __free_old_xmit+0xff/0x170 [virtio_net] free_old_xmit+0x54/0xc0 [virtio_net] virtnet_poll+0xf4/0xe30 [virtio_net] ? __update_load_avg_cfs_rq+0x264/0x2d0 ? update_curr+0x35/0x260 ? reweight_entity+0x1be/0x260 __napi_poll.constprop.0+0x28/0x1c0 net_rx_action+0x329/0x420 ? enqueue_hrtimer+0x35/0x90 ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x1d/0x80 ? kvm_sched_clock_read+0xd/0x20 ? sched_clock+0xc/0x30 ? kvm_sched_clock_read+0xd/0x20 ? sched_clock+0xc/0x30 ? sched_clock_cpu+0xd/0x1a0 handle_softirqs+0x138/0x3e0 do_softirq.part.0+0x89/0xc0 __local_bh_enable_ip+0xa7/0xb0 virtnet_open+0xc8/0x310 [virtio_net] __dev_open+0xfa/0x1b0 __dev_change_flags+0x1de/0x250 dev_change_flags+0x22/0x60 do_setlink.isra.0+0x2df/0x10b0 ? rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x34f/0x3f0 ? netlink_rcv_skb+0x54/0x100 ? netlink_unicas ---truncated---
## Where it's fixed
| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-devel ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-devel ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-core ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-core ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-usb ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-usb ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless ol 10 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless ol 9 | 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek | [ELSA-2025-20480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-20480.md) | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56674](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-56674.md) | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.12.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56674](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-56674.md) | Dec 27, 2024 |
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