# CVE-2022-49368: net: ethernet: mtk\_eth\_soc: out of bounds read in mtk\_hwlro\_get\_fdir\_entry()

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: out of bounds read in mtk_hwlro_get_fdir_entry() The "fsp->location" variable comes from user via ethtool_get_rxnfc(). Check that it is valid to prevent an out of bounds read.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4f0e57ea0d867aacffad7999527e48bd4ea9293
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ba81f82607ead85fe36f50869fc4f5661359ab8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/657e7174603f0aab2cdedc64ac81edffd2a87afe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd1faedb74dc2a2be3972abcd4239b75a3e7b00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71ae30662ec610b92644d13f79c78f76f17873b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b24ca1cf846273361d5bd73a35de95a486a54b6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cde554c70d7397cfa2e4116bacb4accdfb6fd48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b238f75b65ed4462ef4cdfa718cac0ac7fce3b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7e7104e2d5ddf3806a28695670f21bef471f1e1

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