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CVE-2024-49571MEDIUM
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).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · NVD status: Modified

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
DateEventDetail
January 11, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
January 11, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-49571 (Linux). CVSS 9.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxe7b7a64a8493d47433fd003efbe6543e3f676294
LinuxLinux4.165.10.233

References (7)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-49571 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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