CVE-2024-49948
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: add more sanity checks to qdisc_pkt_len_init() One path takes care of SKB_GSO_DODGY, assuming skb->len is bigger than hdr_len. virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() does not fully dissect TCP headers, it only make sure it is at least 20 bytes. It is possible for an user to provide a malicious 'GSO' packet, total length of 80 bytes. - 20 bytes of IPv4 header - 60 bytes TCP header - a small gso_size like 8 virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() would declare this packet as a normal GSO packet, because it would see 40 bytes of payload, bigger than gso_size. We need to make detect this case to not underflow qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->pkt_len.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.12 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | 4.19.323 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.11.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.11.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.11.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.10.234-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 6.1.115-1 |
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6966
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eebe602a8d8264a12e35e39d0645fa88dbbacdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2415f465730e48b6e38da1c7c097317bf5dd2d20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27a8fabc54d2f960d47bdfbebf2bdc6e8a92a4c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/473426a1d53a68dd1e718e6cd00d57936993fa6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/566a931a1436d0e0ad13708ea55479b95426213c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b0ee571d20a238a22722126abdfde61f1b2bdd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab9a9a9e9647392a19e7a885b08000e89c86b535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7d1a28f5dd57b4d83def876f8d7b4403bd37df9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff1c3cadcf405ab37dd91418a62a7acecf3bc5e2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49948.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-49948
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.