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CVE-2024-45030MEDIUM
Linux Linux — igb: cope with large MAX_SKB_FRAGS
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0048   39.4     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    3948b05950fdd64002a5f182c65ba5cf2d53cf71 –  —
  Linux    6.4 –                                       6.6.48
TIMELINE
  Aug 21  Reserved by Linux
  Sep 11  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-45030 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-787 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igb: cope with large MAX_SKB_FRAGS Sabrina reports that the igb driver does not cope well with large MAX_SKB_FRAG values: setting MAX_SKB_FRAG to 45 causes payload corruption on TX. An easy reproducer is to run ssh to connect to the machine. With MAX_SKB_FRAGS=17 it works, with MAX_SKB_FRAGS=45 it fails. This has been reported originally in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2265320 The root cause of the issue is that the driver does not take into account properly the (possibly large) shared info size when selecting the ring layout, and will try to fit two packets inside the same 4K page even when the 1st fraglist will trump over the 2nd head. Address the issue by checking if 2K buffers are insufficient.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
August 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
September 11, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-45030 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux3948b05950fdd64002a5f182c65ba5cf2d53cf71
LinuxLinux6.46.6.48

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-45030 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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