In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() unconditionally calls mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc() when switching between per-cpu and shared buffer pool modes. This function programs CM3 flow control registers via mvpp2_cm3_read()/mvpp2_cm3_write(), which dereference priv->cm3_base without any NULL check. When the CM3 SRAM resource is not present in the device tree (the third reg entry added by commit 60523583b07c ("dts: marvell: add CM3 SRAM memory to cp11x ethernet device tree")), priv->cm3_base remains NULL and priv->global_tx_fc is false. Any operation that triggers mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), for example an MTU change that crosses the jumbo frame threshold, will crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits pc : readl+0x0/0x18 lr : mvpp2_cm3_read.isra.0+0x14/0x20 Call trace: readl+0x0/0x18 mvpp2_bm_pool_update_fc+0x40/0x12c mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc+0x94/0xd8 mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers.isra.0+0x80/0x1c0 mvpp2_change_mtu+0x140/0x380 __dev_set_mtu+0x1c/0x38 dev_set_mtu_ext+0x78/0x118 dev_set_mtu+0x48/0xa8 dev_ifsioc+0x21c/0x43c dev_ioctl+0x2d8/0x42c sock_ioctl+0x314/0x378 Every other flow control call site in the driver already guards hardware access with either priv->global_tx_fc or port->tx_fc. mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() is the only place that omits this check. Add the missing priv->global_tx_fc guard to both the disable and re-enable calls in mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), consistent with the rest of the driver.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() unconditionally calls mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc() when switching between per-cpu and shared buffer pool modes. This function programs CM3 flow control registers via mvpp2_cm3_read()/mvpp2_cm3_write(), which dereference priv->cm3_base without any NULL check. When the CM3 SRAM resource is not present in the device tree (the third reg entry added by commit 60523583b07c ("dts: marvell: add CM3 SRAM memory to cp11x ethernet device tree")), priv->cm3_base remains NULL and priv->global_tx_fc is false. Any operation that triggers mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), for example an MTU change that crosses the jumbo frame threshold, will crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits pc : readl+0x0/0x18 lr : mvpp2_cm3_read.isra.0+0x14/0x20 Call trace: readl+0x0/0x18 mvpp2_bm_pool_update_fc+0x40/0x12c mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc+0x94/0xd8 mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers.isra.0+0x80/0x1c0 mvpp2_change_mtu+0x140/0x380 __dev_set_mtu+0x1c/0x38 dev_set_mtu_ext+0x78/0x118 dev_set_mtu+0x48/0xa8 dev_ifsioc+0x21c/0x43c dev_ioctl+0x2d8/0x42c sock_ioctl+0x314/0x378 Every other flow control call site in the driver already guards hardware access with either priv->global_tx_fc or port->tx_fc. mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() is the only place that omits this check. Add the missing priv->global_tx_fc guard to both the disable and re-enable calls in mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), consistent with the rest of the driver.
Update Linux/Linux to 0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to * if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
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hol-guard supply-chain scannet: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching affects Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic). Severity is medium. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() unconditionally calls mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc() when switching between per-cpu and shared buffer pool modes. This function programs CM3 flow control registers via mvpp2_cm3_read()/mvpp2_cm3_write(), which dereference priv->cm3_base without any NULL check. When the CM3 SRAM resource is not present in the device tree (the third reg entry added by commit 60523583b07c ("dts: marvell: add CM3 SRAM memory to cp11x ethernet device tree")), priv->cm3_base remains NULL and priv->global_tx_fc is false. Any operation that triggers mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), for example an MTU change that crosses the jumbo frame threshold, will crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits pc : readl+0x0/0x18 lr : mvpp2_cm3_read.isra.0+0x14/0x20 Call trace: readl+0x0/0x18 mvpp2_bm_pool_update_fc+0x40/0x12c mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc+0x94/0xd8 mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers.isra.0+0x80/0x1c0 mvpp2_change_mtu+0x140/0x380 __dev_set_mtu+0x1c/0x38 dev_set_mtu_ext+0x78/0x118 dev_set_mtu+0x48/0xa8 dev_ifsioc+0x21c/0x43c dev_ioctl+0x2d8/0x42c sock_ioctl+0x314/0x378 Every other flow control call site in the driver already guards hardware access with either priv->global_tx_fc or port->tx_fc. mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() is the only place that omits this check. Add the missing priv->global_tx_fc guard to both the disable and re-enable calls in mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), consistent with the rest of the driver.
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| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <da089f74a993f846685067b14158cb41b879ff29 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <ff0c54f088f7ab91dbbf47cf8244460f99122750 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <7bd20f4b3ef3044dc55acd5b8ef748a70d29d03f || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <7df2b50cae1a76cbb90b294f3edb61e3e10bf2e9 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <8baced53a35fc9710f80d6ca016a2c418dc3231f || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <8a63baadf08453f66eb582fdb6dd234f72024723 | 0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014, da089f74a993f846685067b14158cb41b879ff29, ff0c54f088f7ab91dbbf47cf8244460f99122750, 7bd20f4b3ef3044dc55acd5b8ef748a70d29d03f, 7df2b50cae1a76cbb90b294f3edb61e3e10bf2e9, 8baced53a35fc9710f80d6ca016a2c418dc3231f, 8a63baadf08453f66eb582fdb6dd234f72024723 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.12 | Not reported |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.6 <* | * |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.5 <* | * |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP |
Reported by CVE List V5 (cvelist).
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Explore HOL GuardUpdate Linux/Linux to 0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to *; Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP to * if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
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hol-guard supply-chain scannet: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching affects Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic). Severity is medium. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mvpp2: guard flow control update with global_tx_fc in buffer switching mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() unconditionally calls mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc() when switching between per-cpu and shared buffer pool modes. This function programs CM3 flow control registers via mvpp2_cm3_read()/mvpp2_cm3_write(), which dereference priv->cm3_base without any NULL check. When the CM3 SRAM resource is not present in the device tree (the third reg entry added by commit 60523583b07c ("dts: marvell: add CM3 SRAM memory to cp11x ethernet device tree")), priv->cm3_base remains NULL and priv->global_tx_fc is false. Any operation that triggers mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), for example an MTU change that crosses the jumbo frame threshold, will crash: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits pc : readl+0x0/0x18 lr : mvpp2_cm3_read.isra.0+0x14/0x20 Call trace: readl+0x0/0x18 mvpp2_bm_pool_update_fc+0x40/0x12c mvpp2_bm_pool_update_priv_fc+0x94/0xd8 mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers.isra.0+0x80/0x1c0 mvpp2_change_mtu+0x140/0x380 __dev_set_mtu+0x1c/0x38 dev_set_mtu_ext+0x78/0x118 dev_set_mtu+0x48/0xa8 dev_ifsioc+0x21c/0x43c dev_ioctl+0x2d8/0x42c sock_ioctl+0x314/0x378 Every other flow control call site in the driver already guards hardware access with either priv->global_tx_fc or port->tx_fc. mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers() is the only place that omits this check. Add the missing priv->global_tx_fc guard to both the disable and re-enable calls in mvpp2_bm_switch_buffers(), consistent with the rest of the driver.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in generic. A medium vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <da089f74a993f846685067b14158cb41b879ff29 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <ff0c54f088f7ab91dbbf47cf8244460f99122750 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <7bd20f4b3ef3044dc55acd5b8ef748a70d29d03f || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <7df2b50cae1a76cbb90b294f3edb61e3e10bf2e9 || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <8baced53a35fc9710f80d6ca016a2c418dc3231f || >=3a616b92a9d17448d96a33bf58e69f01457fd43a <8a63baadf08453f66eb582fdb6dd234f72024723 | 0cfcd31f98fc608dc9406bff3fee3a9dd364d014, da089f74a993f846685067b14158cb41b879ff29, ff0c54f088f7ab91dbbf47cf8244460f99122750, 7bd20f4b3ef3044dc55acd5b8ef748a70d29d03f, 7df2b50cae1a76cbb90b294f3edb61e3e10bf2e9, 8baced53a35fc9710f80d6ca016a2c418dc3231f, 8a63baadf08453f66eb582fdb6dd234f72024723 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.12 | Not reported |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.6 <* | * |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.5 <* | * |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP |
Reported by CVE List V5 (cvelist).
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| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.5 <* | * |
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| Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.6 <* | * |
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| Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.5 <* | * |
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Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.