Linux Kernel up to 6.11.3 mptcp assertion

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.227/5.15.168/6.1.112/6.6.56/6.11.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component mptcp. The manipulation results in assertion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-50185. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.227/5.15.168/6.1.112/6.6.56/6.11.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component mptcp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: handle consistently DSS corruption Bugged peer implementation can send corrupted DSS options, consistently hitting a few warning in the data path. Use DEBUG_NET assertions, to avoid the splat on some builds and handle consistently the error, dumping related MIBs and performing fallback and/or reset according to the subflow type.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-50185 since 10/21/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212746 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-50185)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.228, 5.15.169, 6.1.113, 6.6.57 or 6.11.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fde99e972b8f/12c1676d598e/35668f8ec84f/b8be15d1ae7e/8bfd391bde68/e32d262c89e2 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 (212746) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1439). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

• SUSE Linux
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.227
• 5.15.168
• 6.1.112
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.11.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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