bnxt_en: Adjust logging of firmware messages in case of released token in __hwrm_send()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Adjust logging of firmware messages in case of released token in __hwrm_send() In case of token is released due to token->state == BNXT_HWRM_DEFERRED, released token (set to NULL) is used in log messages. This issue is expected to be prevented by HWRM_ERR_CODE_PF_UNAVAILABLE error code. But this error code is returned by recent firmware. So some firmware may not return it. This may lead to NULL pointer dereference. Adjust this issue by adding token pointer check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-40919
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 19:59 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
bnxt_en: Adjust logging of firmware messages in case of released token in __hwrm_send()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 12 Jul 2024, 12:25 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Adjust logging of firmware messages in case of released token in __hwrm_send() In case of token is released due to token->state == BNXT_HWRM_DEFERRED, released token (set to NULL) is used in log messages. This issue is expected to be prevented by HWRM_ERR_CODE_PF_UNAVAILABLE error code. But this error code is returned by recent firmware. So some firmware may not return it. This may lead to NULL pointer dereference. Adjust this issue by adding token pointer check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
osv:CVE-2024-40919
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.6
Complete source record
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