# CVE-2024-50206: net: ethernet: mtk\_eth\_soc: fix memory corruption during fq dma init

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.10
- Published: 2024-11-08 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.9.6, fixed in 6.10
- Linux: 6.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix memory corruption during fq dma init The loop responsible for allocating up to MTK_FQ_DMA_LENGTH buffers must only touch as many descriptors, otherwise it ends up corrupting unrelated memory. Fix the loop iteration count accordingly.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68cd084e3ec1512cd383cb3e9cf0ab7ab413724c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88806efc034a9830f483963326b99930ad519af1

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