# CVE-2024-42113: net: txgbe: initialize num\_q\_vectors for MSI/INTx interrupts

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: initialize num_q_vectors for MSI/INTx interrupts When using MSI/INTx interrupts, wx->num_q_vectors is uninitialized. Thus there will be kernel panic in wx_alloc_q_vectors() to allocate queue vectors.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9edc7a83cd40ac96ff14fe3a17a38f7ace6611df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98969226d1fe0c1dd779db8b1c444bc5294fc83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c36711a2cd8059c2d24f5e5c1d76e8ea2d5613c

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