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Plain-English summary
A race condition in the Linux Xilinx AXI Ethernet transmit path can crash the kernel during heavy network traffic. The documented impact is loss of availability; the sources do not report data theft or modification.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority availability issue where affected Xilinx networking is used, especially on externally reachable or operationally critical systems. Scope the specialized driver exposure first, then patch confirmed systems through supported kernel channels.
Technical view
The driver starts the DMA engine before recording transmitted packets in Dynamic Queue Limits. A completion callback can therefore dequeue an unrecorded packet, triggering a kernel BUG in dql_completed. The correction queues the packet in DQL before starting DMA.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Linux systems using the affected Xilinx AXI Ethernet driver and vulnerable kernel builds. The supplied record lists affected 6.8-era through 6.12-related versions, but its version notation is ambiguous; verify exact vendor build applicability.
Exploitation context
The CVSS 3.1 assessment is 7.5 for remotely reachable denial of service without privileges or user interaction. The source demonstrates a crash during iperf stress testing. This CVE is not listed as KEV, and the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
This is CWE-362 race-condition behavior in transmit completion accounting. The documented failure is a kernel Oops caused by DMA completion preceding DQL enqueue. The sources support denial of service under stress but do not establish reliable remote triggering, exploitation in the wild, or confidentiality and integrity impact.
Mitigation direction
- Update to a vendor-supported kernel containing one of the cited stable fixes.
- Prioritize network-facing systems using the Xilinx AXI Ethernet driver.
- Consult the Linux or distribution vendor for exact fixed package versions.
- If immediate updating is impossible, reduce exposure and monitor affected systems for kernel crashes.
Validation and detection
- Determine whether each system uses the Xilinx AXI Ethernet driver.
- Record the running kernel and distribution package versions.
- Confirm the installed build contains the cited correction through vendor changelogs or commit ancestry.
- Review kernel logs for dql_completed BUG traces involving axienet_dma_tx_cb.
- After updating, perform controlled network-load testing during an approved maintenance window.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6LinuxCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H13.6CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/def3dee25cbd1c9b2ed443c3f6180e952563de77CVE reference, Linux
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ccdcdf186aec6b9111845fd37e1757e9b413e2fCVE reference, Linux
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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.