CVE-2024-50136

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mlx5 driver. When the eswitch initialization fails, a notifier callback remains registered. A local attacker with appropriate privileges could exploit this by attempting to re-enable the eswitch, leading to repeated warning messages and potentially causing a denial of service (DoS) due to system instability related to the eswitch functionality.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.