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CVE-2024-35960 is a NULL-pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel net/mlx5 flow-steering implementation. The add_rule_fg logic linked a newly created rule into the flow-steering tree only when its reference count was one. During creation of a flow handle, create_flow_handle can identify and take an additional reference to the same newly created identical rule. This can leave a rule with a reference count greater than one unlinked from the tree and with uninitialized parent and root pointers. When its flow group is deleted, del_sw_hw_rule assumes the rule has a non-NULL parent and dereferences the NULL pointer. The fix links new rules that have no parent into the tree and initializes their tree relationships correctly.
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Linux kernel mlx5 driver flaw in linking newly created flow-steering rules into the rule tree.
An incorrect flow-steering rule tree linkage issue in the Linux kernel mlx5 driver.
Linux kernel mlx5 driver vulnerability involving improper linking of new flow-steering rules into the tree.
Linux kernel mlx5 filesystem-rule tree-linking vulnerability.
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Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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