Linux Kernel up to 6.10.9 ethtool out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.9. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component ethtool. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-46834. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.9. This issue affects an unknown function of the component ethtool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: fail closed if we can't get max channel used in indirection tables Commit 0d1b7d6c9274 ("bnxt: fix crashes when reducing ring count with active RSS contexts") proves that allowing indirection table to contain channels with out of bounds IDs may lead to crashes. Currently the max channel check in the core gets skipped if driver can't fetch the indirection table or when we can't allocate memory. Both of those conditions should be extremely rare but if they do happen we should try to be safe and fail the channel change.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-46834 since 09/11/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210933 (openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.10.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 101737d8b88d/2899d58462ba is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (210933) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3050). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Container-Optimized OS
  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Kyocera Printer
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Broadcom Brocade SANnav
  • Open Source Linux Kernel
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 210933
Nessus Name: openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Kernel 6.10.10
Patch: 101737d8b88d/2899d58462ba

Timelineinfo

09/11/2024 🔍
09/27/2024 +16 days 🔍
09/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-46834 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-46834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278705
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3050 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2024 16:05
Updated: 04/04/2026 12:31
Changes: 09/27/2024 16:05 (58), 10/10/2024 06:08 (12), 11/14/2024 11:53 (2), 04/04/2026 12:31 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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