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Linux Linux — net/smc: check v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt when receiving proposal msg
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0052 42.3 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 8c3dca341aea885249e08856c4380300b75d2cf5 – —
Linux 5.10 – 6.6.68
TIMELINE
Jan 11 Reserved by Linux
Jan 11 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-49568 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: check v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt when receiving proposal msg
When receiving proposal msg in server, the fields v2_ext_offset/
eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt in proposal msg are from the remote client
and can not be fully trusted. Especially the field v2_ext_offset,
once exceed the max value, there has the chance to access wrong
address, and crash may happen.
This patch checks the fields v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt
before using them.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| January 11, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| January 11, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-49568 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 8c3dca341aea885249e08856c4380300b75d2cf5 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.10 | 6.6.68 |
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