# CVE-2024-42142: net/mlx5: E-switch, Create ingress ACL when needed

- 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: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: E-switch, Create ingress ACL when needed Currently, ingress acl is used for three features. It is created only when vport metadata match and prio tag are enabled. But active-backup lag mode also uses it. It is independent of vport metadata match and prio tag. And vport metadata match can be disabled using the following devlink command: # devlink dev param set pci/0000:08:00.0 name esw_port_metadata \ value false cmode runtime If ingress acl is not created, will hit panic when creating drop rule for active-backup lag mode. If always create it, there will be about 5% performance degradation. Fix it by creating ingress acl when needed. If esw_port_metadata is true, ingress acl exists, then create drop rule using existing ingress acl. If esw_port_metadata is false, create ingress acl and then create drop rule.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc3ff8d3c05044de57865ebbb78cca8f7da3e595
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e3551f8702978cd2221d2614ca6d6727e785324
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bc1a129f7fd0d7d05036ceb7ee69102624e320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b20c2fb45470d0c7a603613c9cfa5d45720e17f2

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