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CVE-2024-49568

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.6.68 / 6.12.7 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: check v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt when receiving proposal msg When receiving proposal msg in server, the fields v2_ext_offset/ eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt in proposal msg are from the remote client and can not be fully trusted. Especially the field v2_ext_offset, once exceed the max value, there has the chance to access wrong address, and crash may happen. This patch checks the fields v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt before using them.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.10, < 6.6.68>= 6.7, < 6.12.7= 6.13

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.6.68 / 6.12.7 or later
Fixed in 6.6.686.12.7
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel 6.6.68+, 6.12.7+, or 6.14+ (choose the stable branch appropriate for your distribution)

  1. 1. Identify the currently running kernel version using 'uname -r' or 'cat /proc/version'
  2. 2. Check if the system is running a kernel version affected by CVE-2024-49568 (versions 5.10 through 6.6.67, 6.7 through 6.12.6, or 6.13)
  3. 3. Schedule a maintenance window for the kernel upgrade (requires system reboot)
  4. 4. Install a kernel version that includes the fix: upgrade to kernel 6.6.68 or later in the 6.6.y stable branch, OR kernel 6.12.7 or later in the 6.12.y stable branch, OR kernel 6.14 or later
  5. 5. After installation, reboot the system to load the new kernel
  6. 6. Verify the fix is applied by checking 'uname -r' shows a patched version and reviewing kernel logs for any SMC-related errors
Caveat Kernel upgrades require system reboot and may require coordination with dependent services; ensure compatibility with system hardware and any out-of-tree kernel modules

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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