# CVE-2024-49571: net/smc: check iparea\_offset and ipv6\_prefixes\_cnt when receiving proposal msg

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-11 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: check iparea_offset and ipv6_prefixes_cnt when receiving proposal msg When receiving proposal msg in server, the field iparea_offset and the field ipv6_prefixes_cnt in proposal msg are from the remote client and can not be fully trusted. Especially the field iparea_offset, once exceed the max value, there has the chance to access wrong address, and crash may happen. This patch checks iparea_offset and ipv6_prefixes_cnt before using them.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/846bada23bfcdeb83621b045ed85dc06c7833ff0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f10635268a0a49ee902a3b63b5dbb76f4fed498e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62056d1592e63d85e82357ee2ae6a6a294f440b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91a7c27c1444ed4677b83fd5308d2cf03f5f0851
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47ce46349672a7e0c361bfe39ed0b22e824ef4fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a29e220d3c8edbf0e1beb0f028878a4a85966556

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