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🛡️ CVE-2024-49949 on Ubuntu — linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO After commit 7c6d2ecbda83 ("net: be more gentle about silly gso requests coming from user") virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() had sanity check to detect malicious attempts from user space to cook a bad GSO packet. Then commit cf9acc90c80ec ("net: virtio_net_hdr_to_skb: count transport header in UFO") while fixing one issue, allowed user space to cook a GSO packet with the following characteristic : IPv4 SKB_GSO_UDP, gso_size=3, skb->len = 28. When this packet arrives in qdisc_pkt_len_init(), we end up with hdr_len = 28 (IPv4 header + UDP header), matching skb->len Then the following sets gso_segs to 0 : gso_segs = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len - hdr_len, shinfo->gso_size); Then later we set qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->pkt_len to back to zero :/ qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->pkt_len += (gso_segs - 1) * hdr_len; This leads to the following crash in fq_codel [1] qdisc_pkt_len_init() is best effort, we only want an estimation of the bytes sent on the wire, not crashing the kernel. This patch is fixing this particular issue, a following one adds more sanity checks for another potential bug. [1] [ 70.724101] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 70.724561] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 70.724561] PGD 10ac61067 P4D 10ac61067 PUD 107ee2067 PMD 0 [ 70.724561] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 70.724561] CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 2163 Comm: b358537762 Not tainted 6.11.0-virtme #991 [ 70.724561] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 70.724561] RIP: 0010:fq_codel_enqueue (net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c:120 net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c:168 net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c:230) sch_fq_codel [ 70.724561] Code: 24 08 49 c1 e1 06 44 89 7c 24 18 45 31 ed 45 31 c0 31 ff 89 44 24 14 4c 03 8b 90 01 00 00 eb 04 39 ca 73 37 4d 8b 39 83 c7 01 <49> 8b 17 49 89 11 41 8b 57 28 45 8b 5f 34 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 49 All code ======== 0: 24 08 and $0x8,%al 2: 49 c1 e1 06 shl $0x6,%r9 6: 44 89 7c 24 18 mov %r15d,0x18(%rsp) b: 45 31 ed xor %r13d,%r13d e: 45 31 c0 xor %r8d,%r8d 11: 31 ff xor %edi,%edi 13: 89 44 24 14 mov %eax,0x14(%rsp) 17: 4c 03 8b 90 01 00 00 add 0x190(%rbx),%r9 1e: eb 04 jmp 0x24 20: 39 ca cmp %ecx,%edx 22: 73 37 jae 0x5b 24: 4d 8b 39 mov (%r9),%r15 27: 83 c7 01 add $0x1,%edi 2a:* 49 8b 17 mov (%r15),%rdx <-- trapping instruction 2d: 49 89 11 mov %rdx,(%r9) 30: 41 8b 57 28 mov 0x28(%r15),%edx 34: 45 8b 5f 34 mov 0x34(%r15),%r11d 38: 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 movq $0x0,(%r15) 3f: 49 rex.WB Code starting with the faulting instruction =========================================== 0: 49 8b 17 mov (%r15),%rdx 3: 49 89 11 mov %rdx,(%r9) 6: 41 8b 57 28 mov 0x28(%r15),%edx a: 45 8b 5f 34 mov 0x34(%r15),%r11d e: 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 movq $0x0,(%r15) 15: 49 rex.WB [ 70.724561] RSP: 0018:ffff95ae85e6fb90 EFLAGS: 00000202 [ 70.724561] RAX: 0000000002000000 RBX: ffff95ae841de000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000001 [ 70.724561] RBP: ffff95ae85e6fbf8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff95b710a30000 [ 70.724561] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: bdf289445ce31881 R12: ffff95ae85e6fc58 [ 70.724561] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000040 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] FS: 000000002c5c1380(0000) GS:ffff95bd7fcc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 C ---truncated---

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-49949 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.8.0-54.56; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49949 is recorded against 133 packages.

  • linux (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19
  • linux-aws (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.25)
  • linux-aws-5.0
  • linux-aws-5.11
  • linux-aws-5.13
  • linux-aws-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1)
  • linux-aws-5.19
  • linux-aws-5.3
  • linux-aws-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1)
  • linux-aws-5.8
  • linux-aws-6.2
  • linux-aws-6.5
  • linux-aws-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1)
  • linux-aws-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79+fips1)
  • linux-aws-hwe
  • linux-azure (fixed in 6.8.0-1025.30)
  • linux-azure-4.15
  • linux-azure-5.11
  • linux-azure-5.13
  • linux-azure-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1)
  • linux-azure-5.19
  • linux-azure-5.3
  • linux-azure-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1)
Show the remaining 109 packages
  • linux-azure-5.8
  • linux-azure-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1)
  • linux-azure-6.2
  • linux-azure-6.5
  • linux-azure-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1)
  • linux-azure-edge
  • linux-azure-fde
  • linux-azure-fde-5.19
  • linux-azure-fde-6.2
  • linux-azure-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1078.87+fips1)
  • linux-azure-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1014.15)
  • linux-bluefield
  • linux-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1)
  • linux-gcp (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.26)
  • linux-gcp-4.15
  • linux-gcp-5.11
  • linux-gcp-5.13
  • linux-gcp-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1)
  • linux-gcp-5.19
  • linux-gcp-5.3
  • linux-gcp-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1)
  • linux-gcp-5.8
  • linux-gcp-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1)
  • linux-gcp-6.2
  • linux-gcp-6.5
  • linux-gcp-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1)
  • linux-gcp-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80+fips1)
  • linux-gke (fixed in 6.8.0-1019.23)
  • linux-gke-4.15
  • linux-gke-5.15
  • linux-gke-5.4
  • linux-gkeop (fixed in 6.8.0-1006.8)
  • linux-gkeop-5.15
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
  • linux-hwe
  • linux-hwe-5.11
  • linux-hwe-5.13
  • linux-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1)
  • linux-hwe-5.19
  • linux-hwe-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-208.228~18.04.1)
  • linux-hwe-5.8
  • linux-hwe-6.2
  • linux-hwe-6.5
  • linux-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1)
  • linux-hwe-edge
  • linux-ibm (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.22)
  • linux-ibm-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1)
  • linux-ibm-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1086.91~18.04.1)
  • linux-ibm-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1)
  • linux-intel-5.13
  • linux-intel-iot-realtime (fixed in 5.15.0-1066.68)
  • linux-intel-iotg (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77)
  • linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1)
  • linux-iot (fixed in 5.4.0-1048.51)
  • linux-kvm (fixed in 5.15.0-1070.75)
  • linux-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56.1)
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1)
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1)
  • linux-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25)
  • linux-nvidia-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1007.7)
  • linux-nvidia-6.2
  • linux-nvidia-6.5
  • linux-nvidia-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2)
  • linux-nvidia-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25.2)
  • linux-nvidia-tegra (fixed in 5.15.0-1032.32)
  • linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1)
  • linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (fixed in 5.15.0-1020.20)
  • linux-oem
  • linux-oem-5.10
  • linux-oem-5.13
  • linux-oem-5.14
  • linux-oem-5.17
  • linux-oem-5.6
  • linux-oem-6.0
  • linux-oem-6.1
  • linux-oem-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1015.15)
  • linux-oem-6.5
  • linux-oem-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.24)
  • linux-oracle (fixed in 6.8.0-1020.21)
  • linux-oracle-5.0
  • linux-oracle-5.11
  • linux-oracle-5.13
  • linux-oracle-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1)
  • linux-oracle-5.3
  • linux-oracle-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1)
  • linux-oracle-5.8
  • linux-oracle-6.5
  • linux-oracle-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1)
  • linux-raspi (fixed in 6.8.0-1019.23)
  • linux-raspi-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1)
  • linux-raspi-realtime (fixed in 6.8.0-2018.19)
  • linux-raspi2
  • linux-realtime (fixed in 6.8.1-1016.17)
  • linux-realtime-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.1-1016.17~22.04.1)
  • linux-riscv (fixed in 6.8.0-53.55.1)
  • linux-riscv-5.11
  • linux-riscv-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1069.73~20.04.1)
  • linux-riscv-5.19
  • linux-riscv-5.8
  • linux-riscv-6.5
  • linux-riscv-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1)
  • linux-starfive-5.19
  • linux-starfive-6.2
  • linux-starfive-6.5
  • linux-xilinx (fixed in 6.8.0-1017.18)
  • linux-xilinx-zynqmp (fixed in 5.15.0-1039.43)

Timeline and source

Published on 21 October 2024 and last revised on 19 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2024-10-21
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-19
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux — 6.8.0-54.56
linux-allwinner-5.19 — —
linux-aws — 6.8.0-1023.25
linux-aws-5.0 — —
linux-aws-5.11 — —
linux-aws-5.13 — —
linux-aws-5.15 — 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.19 — —
linux-aws-5.3 — —
linux-aws-5.4 — 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1
linux-aws-5.8 — —
linux-aws-6.2 — —
linux-aws-6.5 — —
linux-aws-6.8 — 6.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips — 5.15.0-1073.79+fips1
linux-aws-hwe — —
linux-azure — 6.8.0-1025.30
linux-azure-4.15 — —
linux-azure-5.11 — —
linux-azure-5.13 — —
linux-azure-5.15 — 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.19 — —
linux-azure-5.3 — —
linux-azure-5.4 — 5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1
linux-azure-5.8 — —
linux-azure-6.11 — 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-azure-6.2 — —
linux-azure-6.5 — —
linux-azure-6.8 — 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1
linux-azure-edge — —
linux-azure-fde — —
linux-azure-fde-5.19 — —
linux-azure-fde-6.2 — —
linux-azure-fips — 5.15.0-1078.87+fips1
linux-azure-nvidia — 6.8.0-1014.15
linux-bluefield — —
linux-fips — 6.8.0-78.78+fips1
linux-gcp — 6.8.0-1024.26
linux-gcp-4.15 — —
linux-gcp-5.11 — —
linux-gcp-5.13 — —
linux-gcp-5.15 — 5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.19 — —
linux-gcp-5.3 — —
linux-gcp-5.4 — 5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1
linux-gcp-5.8 — —
linux-gcp-6.11 — 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.2 — —
linux-gcp-6.5 — —
linux-gcp-6.8 — 6.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips — 5.15.0-1072.80+fips1
linux-gke — 6.8.0-1019.23
linux-gke-4.15 — —
linux-gke-5.15 — —
linux-gke-5.4 — —
linux-gkeop — 6.8.0-1006.8
linux-gkeop-5.15 — —
linux-gkeop-5.4 — —
linux-hwe — —
linux-hwe-5.11 — —
linux-hwe-5.13 — —
linux-hwe-5.15 — 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.19 — —
linux-hwe-5.4 — 5.4.0-208.228~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8 — —
linux-hwe-6.2 — —
linux-hwe-6.5 — —
linux-hwe-6.8 — 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1
linux-hwe-edge — —
linux-ibm — 6.8.0-1022.22
linux-ibm-5.15 — 5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.4 — 5.4.0-1086.91~18.04.1
linux-ibm-6.8 — 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1
linux-intel-5.13 — —
linux-intel-iot-realtime — 5.15.0-1066.68
linux-intel-iotg — 5.15.0-1071.77
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 — 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-iot — 5.4.0-1048.51
linux-kvm — 5.15.0-1070.75
linux-lowlatency — 6.8.0-54.56.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 — 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 — —
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 — —
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 — —
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 — 6.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1
linux-nvidia — 6.8.0-1022.25
linux-nvidia-6.11 — 6.11.0-1007.7
linux-nvidia-6.2 — —
linux-nvidia-6.5 — —
linux-nvidia-6.8 — 6.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2
linux-nvidia-lowlatency — 6.8.0-1022.25.2
linux-nvidia-tegra — 5.15.0-1032.32
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 — 5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx — 5.15.0-1020.20
linux-oem — —
linux-oem-5.10 — —
linux-oem-5.13 — —
linux-oem-5.14 — —
linux-oem-5.17 — —
linux-oem-5.6 — —
linux-oem-6.0 — —
linux-oem-6.1 — —
linux-oem-6.11 — 6.11.0-1015.15
linux-oem-6.5 — —
linux-oem-6.8 — 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-oracle — 6.8.0-1020.21
linux-oracle-5.0 — —
linux-oracle-5.11 — —
linux-oracle-5.13 — —
linux-oracle-5.15 — 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3 — —
linux-oracle-5.4 — 5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1
linux-oracle-5.8 — —
linux-oracle-6.5 — —
linux-oracle-6.8 — 6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1
linux-raspi — 6.8.0-1019.23
linux-raspi-5.4 — 5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime — 6.8.0-2018.19
linux-raspi2 — —
linux-realtime — 6.8.1-1016.17
linux-realtime-6.8 — 6.8.1-1016.17~22.04.1
linux-riscv — 6.8.0-53.55.1
linux-riscv-5.11 — —
linux-riscv-5.15 — 5.15.0-1069.73~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.19 — —
linux-riscv-5.8 — —
linux-riscv-6.5 — —
linux-riscv-6.8 — 6.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1
linux-starfive-5.19 — —
linux-starfive-6.2 — —
linux-starfive-6.5 — —
linux-xilinx — 6.8.0-1017.18
linux-xilinx-zynqmp — 5.15.0-1039.43

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