#VU99193 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-49997
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99193
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49997
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the ltq_etop_tx() function in drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185df159843d30fb71f821e7ea4368c2a3bfcd36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/469856f76f4802c5d7e3d20e343185188de1e2db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bf4c101d7c99483b8b15a0c8f881e3f399f7e18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e66e38d07b31e177ca430758ed97fbc79f27d966
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1097bf16501ed5e35358d848b0a94ad2830b0f65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/431b122933b197820d319eb3987a67d04346ce9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45c0de18ff2dc9af01236380404bbd6a46502c69
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55