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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0026 17.7 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux f1bce4ad2f1cee6759711904b9fffe4a3dd8af87 – — Linux 5.4 – 5.4.285
TIMELINE Oct 21 Reserved by Linux Oct 21 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-49973 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: r8169: add tally counter fields added with RTL8125 RTL8125 added fields to the tally counter, what may result in the chip dma'ing these new fields to unallocated memory. Therefore make sure that the allocated memory area is big enough to hold all of the tally counter values, even if we use only parts of it.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 21, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-49973 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2024-49973 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
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