Medium severity · published Jul 30, 2024
CVE-2024-42154
tcp_metrics: validate source addr length
4.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp_metrics: validate source addr length
I don't see anything checking that TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV4
is at least 4 bytes long, and the policy doesn't have an entry
for this attribute at all (neither does it for IPv6 but v6 is
manually validated).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.14 before 4.19.318; 4.20 before 5.4.280; 5.5 before 5.10.222; 5.11 before 5.15.163; 5.16 before 6.1.98; 6.2 before 6.6.39; +7 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
3e7013ddf55af7bc191792b8aea0c2b94fb0fef5 before 19d997b59fa1fd7a02e770ee0881c0652b9c32c9; 3e7013ddf55af7bc191792b8aea0c2b94fb0fef5 before 2a2e79dbe2236a1289412d2044994f7ab419b44c; 3e7013ddf55af7bc191792b8aea0c2b94fb0fef5 before cdffc358717e436bb67122bb82c1a2a26e050f98; 3e7013ddf55af7bc191792b8aea0c2b94fb0fef5 before ef7c428b425beeb52b894e16f1c4b629d6cebfb6; 3e7013ddf55af7bc191792b8aea0c2b94fb0fef5 before 31f03bb04146c1c6df6c03e9f45401f5f5a985d3; 3e7013ddf55af7bc191792b8aea0c2b94fb0fef5 before 8c2debdd170e395934ac0e039748576dfde14e99; +3 more · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SX
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - BIOS · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42154
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42154
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d997b59fa1fd7a02e770ee0881c0652b9c32c9
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a2e79dbe2236a1289412d2044994f7ab419b44c
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31f03bb04146c1c6df6c03e9f45401f5f5a985d3
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d550dd5418729a6e77fe7721d27adea7152e321
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66be40e622e177316ae81717aa30057ba9e61dff
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c2debdd170e395934ac0e039748576dfde14e99
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