# CVE-2024-42150: net: txgbe: remove separate irq request for MSI and INTx

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.9
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.8.12, fixed in 6.9
- Linux: 6.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: remove separate irq request for MSI and INTx When using MSI or INTx interrupts, request_irq() for pdev->irq will conflict with request_threaded_irq() for txgbe->misc.irq, to cause system crash. So remove txgbe_request_irq() for MSI/INTx case, and rename txgbe_request_msix_irqs() since it only request for queue irqs. Add wx->misc_irq_domain to determine whether the driver creates an IRQ domain and threaded request the IRQs.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/850103ebe6b062ee0ab0f6670205f861acc76ace
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd07a98178462e7a02ed2bf7dec90a00944c1da5

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