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CVE-2024-46861: usbnet: ipheth: do not stop RX on failing RX callback

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: ipheth: do not stop RX on failing RX callback RX callbacks can fail for multiple reasons: * Payload too short * Payload formatted incorrecly (e.g. bad NCM framing) * Lack of memory None of these should cause the driver to seize up. Make such failures non-critical and continue processing further incoming URBs.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.6.52; from 6.7 before 6.10.11; 6.11-rc1, 6.11-rc2, 6.11-rc3 — fixed in 6.10.11, 6.6.52

How to fix

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

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ca800b0cd56d5e26722f68b18bbbf6840bf44b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d1cfa3afb8627435744ecdc6d8b58bc72ee0f4c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74efed51e0a4d62f998f806c307778b47fc73395

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