CVE-2024-44970 Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.53.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-10223366
  • published22 May 2025
  • disclosed21 May 2025

Introduced: 21 May 2025

NewCVE-2024-44970  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.53.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:8056.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-modules-extra package and not the kernel-modules-extra package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/mlx5e: SHAMPO, Fix invalid WQ linked list unlink

When all the strides in a WQE have been consumed, the WQE is unlinked from the WQ linked list (mlx5_wq_ll_pop()). For SHAMPO, it is possible to receive CQEs with 0 consumed strides for the same WQE even after the WQE is fully consumed and unlinked. This triggers an additional unlink for the same wqe which corrupts the linked list.

Fix this scenario by accepting 0 sized consumed strides without unlinking the WQE again.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1