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CVE-2024-53082: virtio_net: Add hash_key_length check

• 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: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_net: Add hash_key_length check Add hash_key_length check in virtnet_probe() to avoid possible out of bound errors when setting/reading the hash key.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 6.1.117; from 6.2 before 6.6.61; from 6.7 before 6.11.8; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3, 6.12-rc4, 6.12-rc5, 6.12-rc6 — fixed in 6.1.117, 6.11.8, 6.6.61

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.117, 6.11.8, 6.6.61. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f7d9c1964fcd16d02a8a9d4fd6f6cb60c4cc530
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a18a783b1fa590ad1ed785907263e4b86adcfe2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af0aa8aecbe8985079232902894cc4cb62795691
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3401e3c8d339ddb6ccb2e3d11ad634b7846a806
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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