Answer in brief
CVE-2024-49948 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: add more sanity checks to qdisc_pkt_len_init(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (generic), Siemens/SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (generic), Siemens/SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <d7d1a28f5dd57b4d83def876f8d7b4403bd37df9 || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <473426a1d53a68dd1e718e6cd00d57936993fa6c || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <566a931a1436d0e0ad13708ea55479b95426213c || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <2415f465730e48b6e38da1c7c097317bf5dd2d20 || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <27a8fabc54d2f960d47bdfbebf2bdc6e8a92a4c4 || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <9b0ee571d20a238a22722126abdfde61f1b2bdd0 || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <ff1c3cadcf405ab37dd91418a62a7acecf3bc5e2 || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <1eebe602a8d8264a12e35e39d0645fa88dbbacdd || >=1def9238d4aa2146924994aa4b7dc861f03b9362 <ab9a9a9e9647392a19e7a885b08000e89c86b535 | d7d1a28f5dd57b4d83def876f8d7b4403bd37df9, 473426a1d53a68dd1e718e6cd00d57936993fa6c, 566a931a1436d0e0ad13708ea55479b95426213c, 2415f465730e48b6e38da1c7c097317bf5dd2d20, 27a8fabc54d2f960d47bdfbebf2bdc6e8a92a4c4, 9b0ee571d20a238a22722126abdfde61f1b2bdd0, ff1c3cadcf405ab37dd91418a62a7acecf3bc5e2, 1eebe602a8d8264a12e35e39d0645fa88dbbacdd, ab9a9a9e9647392a19e7a885b08000e89c86b535 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.9 | Not reported |
| Siemens/RUGGEDCOM RST2428Pgeneric | >=0 <V3.2 | V3.2 |
| Siemens/SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 familygeneric | >=0 <V3.2 | V3.2 |
| Siemens/SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 familygeneric | >=0 <V3.2 | V3.2 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystemgeneric | >=0 <V1.1.1 | V1.1.1 |
| Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
Published upstream
Oct 21, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: add more sanity checks to qdisc_pkt_len_init() One path takes care of SKB_GSO_DODGY, assuming skb->len is bigger than hdr_len. virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() does not fully dissect TCP headers, it only make sure it is at least 20 bytes. It is possible for an user to provide a malicious 'GSO' packet, total length of 80 bytes. - 20 bytes of IPv4 header - 60 bytes TCP header - a small gso_size like 8 virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() would declare this packet as a normal GSO packet, because it would see 40 bytes of payload, bigger than gso_size. We need to make detect this case to not underflow qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->pkt_len.
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