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TI-2024-33070 Aliases CVE-2024-49571GHSA-xjw7-4j5c-v8ww

net/smc: check iparea_offset and ipv6_prefixes_cnt when receiving proposal msg

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00582 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122 +3Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.16 and later5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122, 6.6.68, 6.12.7, 6.13Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.16 and later Fixed in 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122, 6.6.68, 6.12.7, 6.13 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.16 to before 5.10.233; 5.11 to before 5.15.176; 5.16 to before 6.1.122; 6.2 to before 6.6.68; 6.7 to before 6.12.7VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.13 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.16 to before 5.10.233; 5.11 to before 5.15.176; 5.16 to before 6.1.122; 6.2 to before 6.6.68; 6.7 to before 6.12.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.13 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122, 6.6.68, 6.12.7, 6.13

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49571
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjw7-4j5c-v8ww

References

Patch 6

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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