CVE-2024-49973
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-49973
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49973.html
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe44b3bfbf0c74df5712f44458689d0eccccf47d
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced8e8b8f40accfcce4a2bbd8b150aa76d5eff9a
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991e8b0bab669b7d06927c3e442b3352532e8581
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92bc8647b4d65f4d4bf8afdb206321c1bc55a486
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/585c048d15ed559f20cb94c8fa2f30077efa4fbc
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21950321ad33d7613b1453f4c503d7b1871deb61
Vendor advisory: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 — https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c723d785adb711496bc64c24240f952f4faaabf
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6966
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.115-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.234-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.11.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.11.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.11.4-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.10.227 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6966
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c723d785adb711496bc64c24240f952f4faaabf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21950321ad33d7613b1453f4c503d7b1871deb61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/585c048d15ed559f20cb94c8fa2f30077efa4fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64648ae8c97ec5a3165021627f5a1658ebe081ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92bc8647b4d65f4d4bf8afdb206321c1bc55a486
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991e8b0bab669b7d06927c3e442b3352532e8581
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced8e8b8f40accfcce4a2bbd8b150aa76d5eff9a
- 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
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-49973.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-49973
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.