CVE-2024-49973

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.4-6.11.3 - Memory Corruption via RTL8125 Tally Counter DMA

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (26)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.168linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.113linux
linux/Kernel 5.4.0 - 5.4.285linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.227linux
linux/Kernel 6.11.0 - 6.11.3linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.55linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.14linux
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 5.10.227 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.168 - 5.15.*
... and 16 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026