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Linux Linux — net/smc: check iparea_offset and ipv6_prefixes_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 .0059 45.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux e7b7a64a8493d47433fd003efbe6543e3f676294 – —
Linux 4.16 – 5.10.233
TIMELINE
Jan 11 Reserved by Linux
Jan 11 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-49571 (Linux). CVSS 9.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: check iparea_offset and ipv6_prefixes_cnt when receiving proposal msg
When receiving proposal msg in server, the field iparea_offset
and the field ipv6_prefixes_cnt in proposal msg are from the
remote client and can not be fully trusted. Especially the
field iparea_offset, once exceed the max value, there has the
chance to access wrong address, and crash may happen.
This patch checks iparea_offset and ipv6_prefixes_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-2024-49571 (Linux). CVSS 9.1 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | e7b7a64a8493d47433fd003efbe6543e3f676294 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.16 | 5.10.233 |
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