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CVE-2024-57936

9.8 · CRITICAL
Published Jan 21, 2025 linux EPSS 0.40% (33th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-57936 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 21, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/bnxt_re: Fix max SGEs for the Work Request

Gen P7 supports up to 13 SGEs for now. WQE software structure

can hold only 6 now. Since the max send sge is reported as

13, the stack can give requests up to 13 SGEs. This is causing

traffic failures and system crashes.

Use the define for max SGE supported for variable size. This

will work for both static and variable WQEs.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 6.12, < 6.12.9 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-57936?

CVE-2024-57936 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 21, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-57936?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-57936?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-57936?

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