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This\nfixes the crash below:\n\n mlx5_core 0000:03:00.0: MLX5E: StrdRq(1) RqSz(8) StrdSz(2048) RxCqeCmprss(0 enhanced)\n mlx5_core.sf mlx5_core.sf.4: firmware version: 32.38.3056\n mlx5_core 0000:03:00.0 en3f0pf0sf2002: renamed from eth0\n mlx5_core.sf mlx5_core.sf.4: Rate limit: 127 rates are supported, range: 0Mbps to 195312Mbps\n IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): en3f0pf0sf2002: link becomes ready\n Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000060\n Mem abort info:\n   ESR = 0x96000006\n   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n   SET = 0, FnV = 0\n   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n Data abort info:\n   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006\n   CM = 0, WnR = 0\n user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000007760fb000\n [0000000000000060] pgd=000000076f6d7003, p4d=000000076f6d7003, pud=0000000777841003, pmd=0000000000000000\n Internal error: Oops: 96000006 [#1] SMP\n Modules linked in: ipmb_host(OE) act_mirred(E) cls_flower(E) sch_ingress(E) mptcp_diag(E) udp_diag(E) 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the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/mlx5: Initialize obj_event->obj_sub_list before xa_insert\n\nThe obj_event may be loaded immediately after inserted, then if the\nlist_head is not initialized then we may get a poisonous pointer.  This\nfixes the crash below:\n\n mlx5_core 0000:03:00.0: MLX5E: StrdRq(1) RqSz(8) StrdSz(2048) RxCqeCmprss(0 enhanced)\n mlx5_core.sf mlx5_core.sf.4: firmware version: 32.38.3056\n mlx5_core 0000:03:00.0 en3f0pf0sf2002: renamed from eth0\n mlx5_core.sf mlx5_core.sf.4: Rate limit: 127 rates are supported, range: 0Mbps to 195312Mbps\n IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): en3f0pf0sf2002: link becomes ready\n Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000060\n Mem abort info:\n   ESR = 0x96000006\n   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n   SET = 0, FnV = 0\n   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n Data abort info:\n   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006\n   CM = 0, WnR = 0\n user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000007760fb000\n [0000000000000060] pgd=000000076f6d7003, p4d=000000076f6d7003, pud=0000000777841003, pmd=0000000000000000\n Internal error: Oops: 96000006 [#1] SMP\n Modules linked in: ipmb_host(OE) act_mirred(E) cls_flower(E) sch_ingress(E) mptcp_diag(E) udp_diag(E) raw_diag(E) unix_diag(E) tcp_diag(E) inet_diag(E) binfmt_misc(E) bonding(OE) rdma_ucm(OE) rdma_cm(OE) iw_cm(OE) ib_ipoib(OE) ib_cm(OE) isofs(E) cdrom(E) mst_pciconf(OE) ib_umad(OE) mlx5_ib(OE) ipmb_dev_int(OE) mlx5_core(OE) kpatch_15237886(OEK) mlxdevm(OE) auxiliary(OE) ib_uverbs(OE) ib_core(OE) psample(E) mlxfw(OE) tls(E) sunrpc(E) vfat(E) fat(E) crct10dif_ce(E) ghash_ce(E) sha1_ce(E) sbsa_gwdt(E) virtio_console(E) ext4(E) mbcache(E) jbd2(E) xfs(E) libcrc32c(E) mmc_block(E) virtio_net(E) net_failover(E) failover(E) sha2_ce(E) sha256_arm64(E) nvme(OE) nvme_core(OE) gpio_mlxbf3(OE) mlx_compat(OE) mlxbf_pmc(OE) i2c_mlxbf(OE) sdhci_of_dwcmshc(OE) pinctrl_mlxbf3(OE) mlxbf_pka(OE) gpio_generic(E) i2c_core(E) mmc_core(E) mlxbf_gige(OE) vitesse(E) pwr_mlxbf(OE) mlxbf_tmfifo(OE) micrel(E) mlxbf_bootctl(OE) virtio_ring(E) virtio(E) ipmi_devintf(E) ipmi_msghandler(E)\n  [last unloaded: mst_pci]\n CPU: 11 PID: 20913 Comm: rte-worker-11 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G           OE K   5.10.134-13.1.an8.aarch64 #1\n Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card/BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card, BIOS 4.2.2.12968 Oct 26 2023\n pstate: a0400089 (NzCv daIf +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)\n pc : dispatch_event_fd+0x68/0x300 [mlx5_ib]\n lr : devx_event_notifier+0xcc/0x228 [mlx5_ib]\n sp : ffff80001005bcf0\n x29: ffff80001005bcf0 x28: 0000000000000001\n x27: ffff244e0740a1d8 x26: ffff244e0740a1d0\n x25: ffffda56beff5ae0 x24: ffffda56bf911618\n x23: ffff244e0596a480 x22: ffff244e0596a480\n x21: ffff244d8312ad90 x20: ffff244e0596a480\n x19: fffffffffffffff0 x18: 0000000000000000\n x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffffda56be66d620\n x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000\n x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000\n x11: 0000000000000040 x10: ffffda56bfcafb50\n x9 : ffffda5655c25f2c x8 : 0000000000000010\n x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : ffff24545a2e24b8\n x5 : 0000000000000003 x4 : ffff80001005bd28\n x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000000\n x1 : ffff244e0596a480 x0 : ffff244d8312ad90\n Call trace:\n  dispatch_event_fd+0x68/0x300 [mlx5_ib]\n  devx_event_notifier+0xcc/0x228 [mlx5_ib]\n  atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x58/0x80\n  mlx5_eq_async_int+0x148/0x2b0 [mlx5_core]\n  atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x58/0x80\n  irq_int_handler+0x20/0x30 [mlx5_core]\n  __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x60/0x220\n  handle_irq_event_percpu+0x3c/0x90\n  handle_irq_event+0x58/0x158\n  handle_fasteoi_irq+0xfc/0x188\n  generic_handle_irq+0x34/0x48\n  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Initialize obj_event->obj_sub_list before xa_insert","CVE":"CVE-2025-38387","Year":"2025"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2025","CveId":"38387","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/mlx5: Initialize obj_event->obj_sub_list before xa_insert\n\nThe obj_event may be loaded immediately after inserted, then if the\nlist_head is not initialized then we may get a poisonous pointer.  This\nfixes the crash below:\n\n mlx5_core 0000:03:00.0: MLX5E: StrdRq(1) RqSz(8) StrdSz(2048) RxCqeCmprss(0 enhanced)\n mlx5_core.sf mlx5_core.sf.4: firmware version: 32.38.3056\n mlx5_core 0000:03:00.0 en3f0pf0sf2002: renamed from eth0\n mlx5_core.sf mlx5_core.sf.4: Rate limit: 127 rates are supported, range: 0Mbps to 195312Mbps\n IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): en3f0pf0sf2002: link becomes ready\n Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000060\n Mem abort info:\n   ESR = 0x96000006\n   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n   SET = 0, FnV = 0\n   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n Data abort info:\n   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006\n   CM = 0, WnR = 0\n user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000007760fb000\n [0000000000000060] pgd=000000076f6d7003, p4d=000000076f6d7003, pud=0000000777841003, pmd=0000000000000000\n Internal error: Oops: 96000006 [#1] SMP\n Modules linked in: ipmb_host(OE) act_mirred(E) cls_flower(E) sch_ingress(E) mptcp_diag(E) udp_diag(E) raw_diag(E) unix_diag(E) tcp_diag(E) inet_diag(E) binfmt_misc(E) bonding(OE) rdma_ucm(OE) rdma_cm(OE) iw_cm(OE) ib_ipoib(OE) ib_cm(OE) isofs(E) cdrom(E) mst_pciconf(OE) ib_umad(OE) mlx5_ib(OE) ipmb_dev_int(OE) mlx5_core(OE) kpatch_15237886(OEK) mlxdevm(OE) auxiliary(OE) ib_uverbs(OE) ib_core(OE) psample(E) mlxfw(OE) tls(E) sunrpc(E) vfat(E) fat(E) crct10dif_ce(E) ghash_ce(E) sha1_ce(E) sbsa_gwdt(E) virtio_console(E) ext4(E) mbcache(E) jbd2(E) xfs(E) libcrc32c(E) mmc_block(E) virtio_net(E) net_failover(E) failover(E) sha2_ce(E) sha256_arm64(E) nvme(OE) nvme_core(OE) gpio_mlxbf3(OE) mlx_compat(OE) mlxbf_pmc(OE) i2c_mlxbf(OE) sdhci_of_dwcmshc(OE) pinctrl_mlxbf3(OE) mlxbf_pka(OE) gpio_generic(E) i2c_core(E) mmc_core(E) mlxbf_gige(OE) vitesse(E) pwr_mlxbf(OE) mlxbf_tmfifo(OE) micrel(E) mlxbf_bootctl(OE) virtio_ring(E) virtio(E) ipmi_devintf(E) ipmi_msghandler(E)\n  [last unloaded: mst_pci]\n CPU: 11 PID: 20913 Comm: rte-worker-11 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G           OE K   5.10.134-13.1.an8.aarch64 #1\n Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card/BlueField-3 SmartNIC Main Card, BIOS 4.2.2.12968 Oct 26 2023\n pstate: a0400089 (NzCv daIf +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)\n pc : dispatch_event_fd+0x68/0x300 [mlx5_ib]\n lr : devx_event_notifier+0xcc/0x228 [mlx5_ib]\n sp : ffff80001005bcf0\n x29: ffff80001005bcf0 x28: 0000000000000001\n x27: ffff244e0740a1d8 x26: ffff244e0740a1d0\n x25: ffffda56beff5ae0 x24: ffffda56bf911618\n x23: ffff244e0596a480 x22: ffff244e0596a480\n x21: ffff244d8312ad90 x20: ffff244e0596a480\n x19: fffffffffffffff0 x18: 0000000000000000\n x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffffda56be66d620\n x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000\n x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000\n x11: 0000000000000040 x10: ffffda56bfcafb50\n x9 : ffffda5655c25f2c x8 : 0000000000000010\n x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : ffff24545a2e24b8\n x5 : 0000000000000003 x4 : ffff80001005bd28\n x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000000\n x1 : ffff244e0596a480 x0 : ffff244d8312ad90\n Call trace:\n  dispatch_event_fd+0x68/0x300 [mlx5_ib]\n  devx_event_notifier+0xcc/0x228 [mlx5_ib]\n  atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x58/0x80\n  mlx5_eq_async_int+0x148/0x2b0 [mlx5_core]\n  atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x58/0x80\n  irq_int_handler+0x20/0x30 [mlx5_core]\n  __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x60/0x220\n  handle_irq_event_percpu+0x3c/0x90\n  handle_irq_event+0x58/0x158\n  handle_fasteoi_irq+0xfc/0x188\n  generic_handle_irq+0x34/0x48\n  ...","Type":"Description","Title":"RDMA/mlx5: Initialize obj_event->obj_sub_list before xa_insert"}]}}}