CVE-2024-43835

EPSS 0.01%
Published 17.08.2024 10:15:09
Last modified 03.11.2025 22:18:09
Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

virtio_net: Fix napi_skb_cache_put warning

After the commit bdacf3e34945 ("net: Use nested-BH locking for
napi_alloc_cache.") was merged, the following warning began to appear:

	 WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 1 at net/core/skbuff.c:1451 napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0

	  __warn+0x12f/0x340
	  napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0
	  napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0
	  report_bug+0x165/0x370
	  handle_bug+0x3d/0x80
	  exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x50
	  asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
	  __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510
	  napi_skb_cache_put+0x82/0x4b0
	  __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510
	  __free_old_xmit+0x1c8/0x510
	  __pfx___free_old_xmit+0x10/0x10

The issue arises because virtio is assuming it's running in NAPI context
even when it's not, such as in the netpoll case.

To resolve this, modify virtnet_poll_tx() to only set NAPI when budget
is available. Same for virtnet_poll_cleantx(), which always assumed that
it was in a NAPI context.