Answer in brief
CVE-2024-57801 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in net/mlx5e: Skip restore TC rules for vport rep without loaded flag. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=d1569537a837d66620aa7ffc2bddf918e902f227 <3e45dd1622a2c1a83c11bf42fdd8c1810123d6c0 || >=d1569537a837d66620aa7ffc2bddf918e902f227 <47c78d3fc26e38ab805613a0f592dc8a820c7c64 || >=d1569537a837d66620aa7ffc2bddf918e902f227 <5a03b368562a7ff5f5f1f63b5adf8309cbdbd5be | 3e45dd1622a2c1a83c11bf42fdd8c1810123d6c0, 47c78d3fc26e38ab805613a0f592dc8a820c7c64, 5a03b368562a7ff5f5f1f63b5adf8309cbdbd5be |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jan 15, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Skip restore TC rules for vport rep without loaded flag During driver unload, unregister_netdev is called after unloading vport rep. So, the mlx5e_rep_priv is already freed while trying to get rpriv->netdev, or walk rpriv->tc_ht, which results in use-after-free. So add the checking to make sure access the data of vport rep which is still loaded.
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