CVE-2024-49568: Linux kernel · net/smc: check v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt when receiving proposal msg
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A patch has been applied to the Linux kernel that adds validation checks for the v2_ext_offset, eid_cnt, and ism_gid_cnt fields in proposal messages. Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. Since this is a kernel-level issue, applying the official kernel update is the recommended remediation.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: check v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt when receiving proposal msg When receiving proposal msg in server, the fields v2_ext_offset/ eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt in proposal msg are from the remote client and can not be fully trusted. Especially the field v2_ext_offset, once exceed the max value, there has the chance to access wrong address, and crash may happen. This patch checks the fields v2_ext_offset/eid_cnt/ism_gid_cnt before using them.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49568 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/295a92e3df32e72aff0f4bc25c310e349d07ffbf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42f6beb2d5779429417b5f8115a4e3fa695d2a6c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/49798283fce4c1a24fb1ba4c7c39127739535571 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/690b9a8db9460d065785548e43fd6a02d247c1b7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7863c9f3d24ba49dbead7e03dfbe40deb5888fdf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc0170ae646876aa5de2f0cad3066ce53e86f27 (opens in a new tab)