CVE-2024-49571

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.16-6.12.7 - DoS via SMC Proposal Message Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (21)
linux/Kernel 4.16.0 - 5.10.233linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.176linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.122linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.68linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.7linux
Linux/Linux < 4.16
Linux/Linux 4.16
Linux/Linux 5.10.233 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.176 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.122 - 6.1.*
... and 11 more
Published Jan 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026