CVE-2024-49973

low-risk
Published 2024-10-21

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c723d785adb711496bc64c24240f952f4faaabf
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21950321ad33d7613b1453f4c503d7b1871deb61
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/585c048d15ed559f20cb94c8fa2f30077efa4fbc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64648ae8c97ec5a3165021627f5a1658ebe081ca
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92bc8647b4d65f4d4bf8afdb206321c1bc55a486
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991e8b0bab669b7d06927c3e442b3352532e8581
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced8e8b8f40accfcce4a2bbd8b150aa76d5eff9a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe44b3bfbf0c74df5712f44458689d0eccccf47d
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal