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CVE-2024-46854: net: dpaa: Pad packets to ETH_ZLEN

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-27 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dpaa: Pad packets to ETH_ZLEN When sending packets under 60 bytes, up to three bytes of the buffer following the data may be leaked. Avoid this by extending all packets to ETH_ZLEN, ensuring nothing is leaked in the padding. This bug can be reproduced by running $ ping -s 11 destination

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.10 before 6.1.111; from 6.2 before 6.6.52; from 6.7 before 6.10.11; 6.11-rc1, 6.11-rc2, 6.11-rc3, 6.11-rc4, 6.11-rc5, 6.11-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 6.1.111, 6.10.11, 6.6.52

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.111, 6.10.11, 6.6.52. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f31f51bfc8214a6deaac2920e6342cb9d019133
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fcac26216ce17886af3eb392355b459367af1a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38f5db5587c0ee53546b28c50ba128253181ac83
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbd7ec083413c6a2e0c326d49e24ec7d12c7a9e0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd5b9d657ecd44ad5f254c3fea3a6ab1cf0e2ef7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8eabc912fe9b9a62be1a5c6af5ad2196e90fc2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc43a096cfe65b5c32168313846c5cd135d08f1d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43190e33224c49e1c7ebbc25923ff400d87ec00
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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